The Sonomia Terrane is a geologic crustal block known as a "terrane" whose remnants are today centered in northwest Nevada, and extends into western California...
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Slide Mountain Terrane Smartville Block Sonomia Terrane Steel Mountain Terrane Stikinia Wrangellia Terrane Yakutat Block Yukon–Tanana Terrane South America...
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Nevada–Utah border and called the Carlin Unconformity. 250 Ma Permian The Sonomia Terrane collides and accretes to the North American Plate, along a line called...
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Outline of plate tectonics (section Terranes)
origin in California Sonomia Terrane – Crustal block accreted onto the North American Plate in Northwest Nevada Spavinaw terrane – Intrusive and volcanic...
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Golconda Thrust (category Terranes)
thrust during the Sonoma orogeny. Geology of Nevada Golconda, Nevada Sonomia Terrane "Pacific Section SEPM". The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database...
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Interstate 80 crosses Edna Mountain. Sonomia, the superterrane added to the region, includes several smaller terranes, including Walker Lake, Pine Nut and...
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possibly caused by the closure of the basin between the island arc of Sonomia and the North American continent. Evidence of this event has been reported...
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