Geologic map of the Merced Peak quadrangle, central Sierra Nevada, California

A Complex Interplay Between Pluton Emplacement, Tectonic Deformation, and Plate Kinematics in the Cretaceous Sierra Nevada Magmatic Arc, California

“…A transition in an angle of convergence is shown in red for the Tuolumne Intrusive Complex. Following intrusions are listed along with references to papes that published the structural and geochronogy data, see details in TableS6in Supporting Information S2): YVIS = Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite(Johnson, 2013;McFarlan, 2007;Putnam et al, 2015;Ratajeski et al, 2001;Stern et al, 1981;Van Dyne, 2014); BVIS = Buena Vista Intrusive Suite(Ardill et al, 2018;McFarlan, 2007;Putnam et al, 2015;Stern et al, 1981); TPHC = Tioga Pass Hypabysal Complex; MC = Minarets Caldera(Tomek et al, 2017); MPIS = Merced Peak Intrusive Suite(Krueger & Yoshinobu, 2018;McNulty et al, 1996;Pignotta et al, 2010;Stern et al, 1981); WIS = Washburn Intrusive Suite(Attia et al, 2022;Peck, 1980;Pignotta et al, 2010;Stern et al, 1981;; JCIS = Jack Main Canyon Intrusive Suite(Ardill et al, 2018;Scheland, 2019;Scheland et al, 2018Scheland et al, , 2019; YCP = Yosemite Creek Pluton(Burgess et al, 2009;Johnson, 2013;Van Dyne, 2014); SLP = Soldier Lake Pluton(Cao et al, 2015;Mundil et al, 2004;Paterson et al, 2003); SP = Sentinel Pluton(Burgess et al, 2009;Coleman & Glazner, 1997;Coleman et al, 2004;Petsche, 2008); KKC = Kuna Crest granodiorite (this study;Ardill, Memeti, & Paterson, 2020;Žák et al, 2007); KHD = Half Dome granodiorite (this study;Ardill, Memeti, & Paterson, 2020;…”