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1 Oblique Convergence as a Driving Mechanism for Protracted Exhumation, Basin Development, and Sedimentation during Island Arc Collision: A Case Study from Southern Alaska* Brian A. Hampton 1 Search and Discovery Article #30100 (2009) Posted September 8, 2009 *Adapted from oral presentation at AAPG Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado, June 7-10, Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (bhampton@msu.edu) Abstract Late Cenozoic examples of island arc collision (e.g., Taiwan, Trinidad, Venezuela) have aided in our understanding of exhumation, basin development, and sediment dispersal in moderately- to highly-oblique convergent margin settings. However, in older mountain belts, often the timing, location, and duration of collision can only be inferred from stratigraphic and provenance trends from sedimentary basin that developed during suturing events. In the case of the North American Cordillera, Mesozoic island arc collision is recorded in a discontinuous belt (>2000-km-long) of clastic strata that are exposed inboard (cratonward) of the allochthonous Wrangellia composite terrane (composite island arc) from southern Alaska to Washington State. In southern Alaska, synorogenic strata of the Upper Jurassic- Cretaceous Kahiltna assemblage are located in the suture zone between the Wrangellia composite terrane and pericratonic Intermontane belt. Stratigraphic constraint and provenance trends from the Kahiltna assemblage, including U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology, reveal distinct temporal and spatial trends in regional exhumation and basin development during Jurassic-Cretaceous arc collision. U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology from base-to-top of the Kahiltna assemblage reveal an age distribution of primarily Mesozoic-age grains (Mz- 74%) with less abundant Paleozoic (Pz-11%), and Precambrian (Pc-15%) age grains. A comparison of detrital zircon ages from older to younger stratigraphic intervals within the Kahiltna assemblage reveals three distinct stages of exhumation and basin development that are interpreted to represent: (1) An initial Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous stage during which detritus was derived almost solely from Middle- Late Jurassic igneous sources of the Wrangellia composite terrane (Mz-100%-Pz-0%-Pc-0%) and deposited in a retroarc foreland basin, (2) An Early Cretaceous stage that reflects a transition to sedimentation in a remnant ocean basin setting and the first introduction of Paleozoic and Precambrian age detritus from pericratonic source areas (Mz-84%-Pz-11%-Pc-5%; Mz-59%-Pz-12%-Pc-29%), and finally, (3) An Early to Late Cretaceous stage that reflects a transition to a collisional foreland basin that was characterized by continued detrital contributions from inboard and outboard source areas and a relative decrease in Mesozoic arc source areas and increase in Precambrian and Paleozoic pericratonic sources (Mz-46%-Pz-16%-Pc-38%). Copyright AAPG. Serial rights given by author. For all other rights contact author directly.
2 Oblique Convergence as a Driving Mechanism for Protracted Exhumation, Basin Development, and Sedimentation During Island Arc Collision: A Case Study from Southern Alaska Brian A. Hampton bhampton@msu.edu
3 Talk Overview 1) Introduction Tectonic configuration of the North American Cordillera Current models for Mesozoic island arc accretion 2) Modern Example Oblique arc collision in the Pacific (Luzon arc, Taiwan) Ocean basin closing and along strike (axial) sediment transport Models for three part stratigraphy (pre, syn, and post collision) 3) Geologic Case Study Alaska Range suture zone, southern Alaska Stratigraphy and provenance of the Jurassic Cretaceous Kahiltna assemblage Provenance comparison from base to top of strata to get at the timing of exhumation and basin development
4 A Tectonic configuration of the N.A. Cordillera B Continental margin Kahiltna assemblage Pz Mz Mz Island arc Pz Mz
5 Collisional model for Mesozoic accretion of the Wrangellia Island Arc L. Jurassic (~155 Ma) A E. Cretaceous B L. Cretaceous C (~130 Ma) (~90-70 Ma) Kula Plate Farallon Plate Farallon Plate Farallon Plate Late Jurassic Early Cretaceous island arc accretion Reconstructions by R. Blakey Late Cretaceous suturing of arc to margin and subsequent strike slip slip faulting (~95Ma) Syntectonic strata preserved in a linear trend along N. American margin
6 Modern Examples of Island Arc Talk Generation/Accretion Outline Kamchatka Kuril arc Japan arc (Hokkaido-Honshu) Aleutian arc Luzon arc Izu-Bonin- Mariana arc 10 Philippine arc
7 Example: Oblique Island Arc Accretion Luzon arc (Taiwan) 28 Suture zone C C Collisional foreland basin Eurasia Luzon arc 24 C C 20 B B B B Remnant ocean basin - collisional foreland A A Eurasia Luzon arc 16 Diagnostic characteristics: Rapid uplift/exhumation; extreme..sedimentation rates Along strike (axial) sediment transport..parallel to plate margin A A Accretionary prism - remnant ocean basin Forearc basin S. China Sea Luzon arc Modified from Stephan et al. (1986)
8 Spatial and temporal stratigraphic trends during oblique convergence 28 Nonmarine fluvial deposits Delta 24 Phase 3: Sedimentation and deformation 20 Submarine fans Phase 2: Rapid sedimentation 16 Abyssal plain remnant ocean basin molasse Oceanic crust basement Phase 1: Sediment starved submarine fan delta uplifted suture zone subduction trench From Graham et al. (1975)
9 Case Study: Mesozoic Arc Accretion Southern Alaska Mesozoic continental margin Margin Island arc Wrangellia Island arc Diagnostic characteristics: Highest topography in North..America Jr K Kahiltna assemblage is...part of a discontinuous belt...(>2000 km long) exposed along the western margin of North...America
10 Alaska Range Suture Zone Generalized Geology Pericratonic accreted terranes (Pc Mz) Kahiltna assemblage (Mz) Wrangellia Island arc (Pz Mz)
11 Alaska Range Suture Zone Stratigraphic and Provenance Overview 65.5 AGE (Ma) STRATIGRAPHY 100 Caribou Pass formation Caribou Pass formation 150 Kahiltna assemblage Caribou Pass fm 200 Honolulu Pass fm 251 From Hampton et al. (2007)
12 Alaska Range Suture Zone Kahiltna Assemblage Pericratonic accreted terranes (Pc Mz) Kahiltna assemblage (Mz) Wrangellia Island arc (Pz Mz)
13 Alaska Range Suture Zone Kahiltna Assemblage Talk Outline
14 Alaska Range Suture Zone Kahiltna assemblage
15 Provenance: U Pb Detrital Age Talk Dating Outline Sink Sample Age Collection Separation LA-ICP-MS 206 Pb/ 238 U 207 Pb/ 235 U
16 Bulk U Pb Age Distribution Kahiltna Assemblage Wrangellia island arc continental margin
17 Kahiltna assemblage Summary of Pz-Mz magmatic sources inboard and outboard of the Kahiltna basin Continental margin Kahiltna assemblage Island arc
18 Bulk U Pb Age Distribution Kahiltna Assemblage Wrangellia island arc continental margin
19 Upsection Trends in Age Populations A proxy for exhumation Majority of detrital contributions from the inboard margin; decreased arc contibutions First detrital contribution from the inboard margin; still primarily from the Wrangellia composite terrane continental margin Detrital contributions almost Detrital contributions almost entirely from the exhuming Wrangellia composite terrane
20 Conclusions: Stage 1 Exhumation of Wrangellia Island Arc STAGE 1: Late Jurassic (Oxfordian Tithonian ) Ma Wrangellia island arc
21 Conclusions: Stage 2 Exhumation of Arc (primary) and Inboard Margin STAGE 2: Early Cretaceous (Barremian Aptian) Ma Wrangellia island arc continental margin
22 Conclusions: Stage 3 Exhumation of Inboard Margin (primary) and arc STAGE 3: Early Cretaceous (Albian) Ma Wrangellia island arc continental margin
23 Acknowledgments Dwight Bradley (USGS) George Gehrels (U. of Arizona) Ken Ridgway (Purdue U.) Jeanine Schmidt (USGS) National Science Foundation U.S. Geological Survey Michigan State University Basin Research Lab (at MSU): Michael Ackerson (MSU) Jenifer Deloge (MSU) Matthew Malkowski (MSU)
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