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Tertiary Peleomagnetism of the North Cascade Range, Washington
Geophysical Research Letters
  • Myrl E Beck Jr., Western Washington University
  • Russ R. Burmester, Western Washington University
  • Ruth Schoonover, Western Washington University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1982
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Abstract

We have obtained paleomagnetic data for the southern tiip of the middle Tertiary Chilliwack Composite Batholith, located on the Canada-United States border about 125 km E of Vancouver, B.C. Thirty-four separately oriented samples were collected along a road traverse 1.5 km long located along State Highway 22, about 20 km NE of Marblemount, Washington. The mean direction after magnetic cleaning is: D, 182.8°; I, -65.0°; α95, 1.5°. This corresponds to a paleomagnetic pole at 87.5°N, 267.5°E, close to other poles for Tertiary plutons from the North Cascades and only slightly displaced from Tertiary reference poles from the craton. We conclude that the North Cascades block has not been rotated or suffered major internal disruption since perhaps late Eocene time, in marked contrast to all the terranes that surround it.

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Geology, Stratigraphic--Tertiary; Paleomagnetism--Washington (State); Batholiths--Washington (State)
Geographic Coverage
North Cascades (B.C. and Wash.)
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Myrl E Beck Jr., Russ R. Burmester and Ruth Schoonover. "Tertiary Peleomagnetism of the North Cascade Range, Washington" Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 9 Iss. 5 (1982) p. 515 - 518
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/russ_burmester/9/