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    Paleomagnetism of Miocene Volcanic Rocks in the Mojave Region of Southeastern California

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    Author
    Acton, Gary Dean
    Issue Date
    1986
    Keywords
    Paleomagnetism -- California -- Mojave Region
    Igneous rocks -- California -- Mojave Region
    Rocks -- California -- Mojave Region -- Magnetic properties
    Plate tectonics -- California -- Mojave Region
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    Butler, Robert F.
    
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    Paleomagnetic data were collected from Miocene volcanic rocks in the Turtle Mountains, Clipper Mountain, Colton Hills, and Piute Range of the southern Basin and Range (SBR) province in southeastern California as well as in the Soledad Mountains of the Mojave block in southern California. The data from these two tectonic provinces yield significantly different paleomagnetic directions, which probably indicates the existence of a major crustal and /or lithospheric discontinuity in the area between the Barstow Basin and the Clipper Mountain. Comparing the mean direction from the SBR data to the Miocene expected direction indicates no statistically significant rotation (R = -0.2° ± 18.2°) or flattening (F = -6.5° ± 9.2°). A similar comparison for the Soledad Mountain data, which were combined with data of Burke et al. (1982) from the Barstow Basin, yields a significant rotation of -43.5° ± 12.9° and flattening of 19.3° ± 10.6° for the Mojave block. These Mojave block values may be exaggerated a few degrees due to inadequate averaging of secular variation and possible improper structural corrections.
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