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Evolutionary model for convergent margins facing large ocean basins: Mesozoic Baja California, Mexico

1998; Geological Society of America; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

Cathy J. Busby, Douglas P. Smith, William Morris, Benjamin N. Fackler-Adams,

Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

Research Article| March 01, 1998 Evolutionary model for convergent margins facing large ocean basins: Mesozoic Baja California, Mexico Cathy Busby; Cathy Busby 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Douglas Smith; Douglas Smith 2ARCO, 2300 West Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75075 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William Morris; William Morris 3Geology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Benjamin Fackler-Adams Benjamin Fackler-Adams 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Cathy Busby 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Douglas Smith 2ARCO, 2300 West Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75075 William Morris 3Geology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 Benjamin Fackler-Adams 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1998) 26 (3): 227–230. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Cathy Busby, Douglas Smith, William Morris, Benjamin Fackler-Adams; Evolutionary model for convergent margins facing large ocean basins: Mesozoic Baja California, Mexico. Geology 1998;; 26 (3): 227–230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Mesozoic rocks of the Baja California Peninsula form a convergent-margin complex that is one of the best-preserved and longest-lived convergent-margin complexes in the world. It shows a three-phase evolutionary trend that we propose is typical of arc systems facing large ocean basins. The trend progresses from phase 1, highly extensional intraoceanic-arc systems, to phase 2, a mildly extensional fringing-arc system, to phase 3, a compressional continental-arc system. This trend is largely due to the progressively decreasing age of lithosphere that is subducted. The modern Earth is strongly biased toward long-lived arc-trench systems, which are compressional, and so evolutionary models for convergent margins must be constructed from well-preserved ancient examples like Baja California. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.