Structural and rheological evolution of the Laramide subduction channel in southern California

Xia, Haoran; Platt, John P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-379-2017

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30 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 30 Mar 2017

Structural and rheological evolution of the Laramide subduction channel in southern California

Haoran Xia and John P. Platt

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RC1: 'Review', Ruth Keppler, 06 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Haoran Xia, 03 Jan 2017
RC2: 'Review of Xia and Platt on “Structural and rheological evolution…”, Solid Earth', Uwe Ring, 16 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Haoran Xia, 03 Jan 2017

Short summary

We investigated the Pelona Schist, an exhumed subduction complex in southern California associated with the Laramide subduction in Late Cretaceous–Paleocene. Based on field, microstructural and petrologic analyses, we established the deformational and metamorphic history of the Pelona Schist and discussed the exhumation process. Then we presented the rheological properties and deformation mechanisms of the Pelona Schist during each phase of deformation.