Published April 2013
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Journal Article
Introduction: Geodynamics and Consequences of Lithospheric Removal in the Sierra Nevada, California
- Creators
- Jones, Craig H.
- Saleeby, Jason B.
Abstract
The Sierra Nevada of California has long contained paradoxes between the age of the range and the cause of uplift. In the 19th century, J.D. Whitney and J. LeConte disagreed about the interpretation of late Cenozoic incision evident in the Sierra. Whitney (1880, 1882) viewed the incision of Pliocene and older rocks as a result of climatic changes. LeConte (1880, 1886) argued that the recent incision reflected a tilting of the Sierra, which also caused uplift of the crest of the range. LeConte's view was basically upheld and amplified by further geological work (e.g., Christensen, 1966; Huber, 1981, 1990; Lindgren, 1911; Matthes, 1930).
Additional Information
© 2013 Geological Society of America. Received 5 February 2013; Accepted 6 February 2013; Published online 6 March 2013. Our work on this themed issue was supported in part by NSF grants EAR06-07831 to Jones and EAR06-06903 to Saleeby.Additional details
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- 38763
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- EAR06-07831
- NSF
- EAR06-06903
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences