Catalina Schist
The Catalina Schist is a metamorphic rock complex primarily exposed on Santa Catalina Island of the Channel Islands of California. It formed during the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era.
Geology
The Catalina Schist is broadly correlated with the Franciscan Complex, a similar metamorphic complex formed along the California margin.[1] Both of these units record high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphism associated with the subduction of the Farallon plate beneath North America during the Mesozoic Era. The Catalina Schist is differentiated from the Franciscan primarily in the style of mélange formed during subduction.
See also
- Cretaceous California
- Channel Islands of California−related topics
References
- ↑ Rowland, Stephan M., Geology of Santa Catalina Island, California Geology, 1984
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