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TECTONIC CHARACTER OF THE MELONES FAULT ZONE ,
WESTERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
byLEE R. RUSSELL, B.A., M.S.
December, 1977

INTRODUCTION

Tectonic framework of the western Sierra Nevada metamorphic belt
Tectonic models of the region
Purpose, scope, and tecniques of this investigation

MELONES FAULT ZONE AND ADJACENT ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF
COULTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Introduction
Lithology
Definition of structural terms
Mesoscopic structural relations
Microtextural structural-metamorphic relations
Interpretatlons
Summary


MELONES FAULT ZONE AND FLANKING STRUCTURAL BLOCKS IN THE
VICINITY OF JACKSON, CALIFORNIA
Introduction
Lithology
Definition of structural terms
Mesoscopic structural relations
Microtextural structural-metamorphic relations
Interpretations
Summary


MELONES FAULT ZONE AND FLANKING ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF
GEORGETOWN, CALIFORNIA
Introduction
Lithology
Definition of structural terms
Mesoscopic structural relations
Microtextural structural-metamorphic relations
Interpretations.

MELONES FAULT ZONE AND ADJACENT ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF
FORESTHILL, CALIFORNIA

Lithology
Definition of structural terms
Mesoscopic structural relations
Microtextural structural-metamorphic relations
Interpretations
Summary

MELONES FAULT ZONE AND ADJACENT ROCKS ALONG THE NORTH FORK
OF THE YUBA RIVER, CALIFORNIA
Introduction
Lithology
Definition of structural terms
Mesoscopic structural relations
Microtextural structural-metamorphic relations
Interpretations
Summary

GRAVITY STUDY OF THE MELONES FAULT ZONE
Introduction
Data acquisition and reduction
Regional trends
Gravity models of the Melones Fault zone
REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE MELONES FAULT ZONE AND ADJACENT
ROCKS
Regional synthesis and summary
Regional interpretations
Role of the Melones Fault zone in the plate tectonic
development of the western Sierra Nevada
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
REFERENCES CITED

TECTONIC CHARACTER OF THE MELONES FAULT ZONE , byLEE R. RUSSELL 1977