McCulloh, Thane Hubert, 1926-

Mountain Meadows dacite : Oligocene intrusive complex that welds together the Los Angeles Basin, northwestern Peninsular Ranges, and central Transverse Ranges, California / by Thane H. McCulloh, Larry A. Beyer, and Ronald W. Morin. - [Reston, Va.] : Denver, CO : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; USGS Information Services [distributor], 2001. - iv, 34 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. - Professional paper ; 1649 . - U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1649 .

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-31).

A distinctive suite of dacitic rocks is shown to transect major tectonic boundaries in the San Gabriel Mountains region, thereby constraining the amount of late Cenozoic offset on several strike-slip faults.



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Dacite--California--San Gabriel Mountains Region.
Rocks, Igneous--California.
Fault zones--California.
Intrusions (Geology)--California.
Geology, Stratigraphic--Oligocene.
Geology, Structural--California--San Gabriel Mountains Region.