2008
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.5.453
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Isotope geochemistry and petrogenesis of peralkaline Middle Miocene ignimbrites from central Sonora: relationship with continental break-up and the birth of the Gulf of California

Abstract: Abstract. -Middle Miocene peralkaline ignimbrites constitute a specific geodynamic marker of the early stage of opening of the Gulf of California, preserved either in central Sonora or the Puertecitos area, in Baja California. Very uniform ages (12-12.5 Ma) obtained on these rocks show that this volcanic episode corresponds to a specific stage in the tectonic evolution of the proto-gulf area. Field observations and slightly different Sr and Nd isotopic signatures support eruptions from several small volume mag… Show more

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“…Early oblique motion (ca. 12.5-8 Ma) between the Baja California microplate and the Sierra Madre Occidental (i.e., stable North America) occurred as extension-dominated transtension oriented ~NE-SW in the Sierra Bacha (this study), and ~E-W across coastal Sonora (e.g., Mora-Alvarez and McDowell, 2000;Vidal-Solano et al, 2008;Bennett et al, 2013a;Gans et al, 2013;Herman, 2013;Olguín, 2013) and slightly farther inland near Hermosillo (e.g., Vidal-Solano et al, 2008;Calmus et al, 2015). By ca.…”
Section: Progressive Localization Modelmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…Early oblique motion (ca. 12.5-8 Ma) between the Baja California microplate and the Sierra Madre Occidental (i.e., stable North America) occurred as extension-dominated transtension oriented ~NE-SW in the Sierra Bacha (this study), and ~E-W across coastal Sonora (e.g., Mora-Alvarez and McDowell, 2000;Vidal-Solano et al, 2008;Bennett et al, 2013a;Gans et al, 2013;Herman, 2013;Olguín, 2013) and slightly farther inland near Hermosillo (e.g., Vidal-Solano et al, 2008;Calmus et al, 2015). By ca.…”
Section: Progressive Localization Modelmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…This indicates important extensional faulting oriented NW‐SE. The San Felipe Tuff is an important marker horizon for the structural reconstruction of extension within the Gulf of California (Stock et al., 1999; Vidal‐Solano et al., 2008).…”
Section: Tectonic Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%