Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block

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crustal block geologic province tectonic block

The Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block is a major crustal block in California that encompasses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the adjacent Great Valley, forming a distinct geologic province within the North American Plate.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sierra Nevada microplate 1
Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block canonical 1
Sierra Nevada–Great Valley microplate 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crustal block ⓘ
geologic province ⓘ
tectonic block ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada microplate

Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada–Great Valley microplate
associatedWithProcess intraplate seismicity in California ⓘ
plate boundary deformation ⓘ
boundedBy Eastern Sierra Nevada frontal fault system ⓘ
San Andreas Fault ⓘ
surface form: San Andreas Fault system
containsFeature Great Valley forearc basin ⓘ
Sierra Nevada batholith ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
extendsFrom southern Oregon ⓘ
extendsTo Southern California ⓘ
surface form: southern California
geologicHistory Cenozoic tectonic translation ⓘ
Mesozoic magmatic arc development ⓘ
hasBoundaryType normal fault boundary ⓘ
transform boundary ⓘ
hasBoundaryWith Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Pacific Coast Ranges ⓘ
surface form: Coast Ranges

Pacific Plate ⓘ
hasLithology granitic plutonic rocks ⓘ
marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasOrientation north–northwest trending ⓘ
hasPhysiographicProvinces Central Valley ⓘ
surface form: Central Valley of California

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
hasTectonicSetting continental crust ⓘ
hasTopographicExpression high-standing Sierra Nevada range ⓘ
low-lying Great Valley ⓘ
includes Great Valley of California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Pacific Coast Ranges ⓘ
surface form: Coast Ranges of California
isExampleOf microplate within a larger plate ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
movementRelativeTo Pacific Plate ⓘ
namedAfter Great Valley of California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
overlies subducted Farallon Plate remnants ⓘ
partOf North American Plate ⓘ
region western United States ⓘ
relativeMotionType northwestward translation ⓘ
slight clockwise rotation ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline seismology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
tectonicRole rigid block within western North America ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Garlock Fault → separates → Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block ⓘ
Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block → alsoKnownAs → Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada microplate
Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block → alsoKnownAs → Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada–Great Valley microplate