Oblique plate motion and continental tectonics

Research Article| May 01, 1995 Oblique plate motion and continental tectonics Christian Teyssier; Christian Teyssier 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Basil Tikoff; Basil Tikoff 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michelle Markley Michelle Markley 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Christian Teyssier 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Basil Tikoff 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Michelle Markley 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1995) 23 (5): 447–450. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0447:OPMACT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Christian Teyssier, Basil Tikoff, Michelle Markley; Oblique plate motion and continental tectonics. Geology 1995;; 23 (5): 447–450. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0447:OPMACT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Three-dimensional deformation is necessarily associated with oblique plate convergence and commonly results in partitioning of deformation between contractional and transcurrent components along plate margins. Kinematic models of strike-slip partitioning for transpression and transtension allow the exact relation among three critical parameters—plate motion, instantaneous strain axes, and degree of strike-slip partitioning—to be calculated. Application to two end-member tectonic environments characterized by a low (South Island, New Zealand) and high (central California) degree of strike-slip partitioning demonstrates a remarkable consistency among the three parameters, suggesting that strike-slip partitioned transpression is a valid model for deformation in these regions. The extreme degree of strike-slip partitioning in wrench-dominated systems, such as central California, is tentatively associated with a fundamental misorientation of finite and instantaneous strain axes. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.