Take this photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. See image 1 for an introduction. California is considered a key locality for seeing and understanding rocks that come from all parts of subduction zones. Here are quick links to all the stops:
Day 1, Coast Range: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Day 2, Sierra Nevada: 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18
Day 3, Sierra Nevada: 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28
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- Stop 2, Ring Mountain Preserve: High-Grade SerpentiniteAn intimate glimpse
- Stop 3, Green Valley Fault: The SettingView from the east
- Stop 3, Green Valley Fault: Fault BrecciaFault gouge
- Stop 3, Green Valley Fault: Fault ScarpA subdued scarp
- Stop 3, Green Valley Fault: Wooden Valley and Blue RidgeView to the Vaca Range
- Stop 4, Sedimentary Serpentinite: The SettingA grassy roadcut
- Stop 4, Sedimentary Serpentinite: CloseupSharp crystals
- Stop 4-5, Serpentinite SlideA former mud volcano
- Stop 4-5, Lake Berryessa Region: Wragg CanyonA side-trip fault valley
- Stop 4-5, Lake Berryessa Region: TurbiditesGreat Valley Sequence
- Stop 4-5, Lake BerryessaA recent addition
- Stop 5, Monticello Dam: The SettingHuge sandstone buttresses
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