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Prepared in Cooperation with Pacific Gas and Electric Company Framework Geologic Map and Structure Sections along the Bartlett Springs Fault Zone and Adjacent Area from Round Valley to Wilbur Springs, Northern Coast Ranges, California By Robert J. McLaughlin, Barry C. Moring, Christopher S. Hitchcock, and Zenon C. Valin Pamphlet to accompany Scientific Investigations Map 3395 Version 1.1, September 2018 2018 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior RYAN K. ZINKE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey James F. Reilly II, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2018 First release: 2018 Revised: September 2018 (ver. 1.1) For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit http://www.usgs.gov/ or call 1–888–ASK–USGS (1–888–275–8747). 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ISSN 2329-132X (online) Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 Present and Previous Studies ............................................................................................................1 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................1 Geologic Setting .............................................................................................................................................2 Lithologic and Structural Features of the Metamorphic Basement Terranes .....................................4 Franciscan Complex .............................................................................................................................4 Central Belt ...................................................................................................................................4 Pomo Terrane (Upper Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic) .................................................4 Marin Headlands-Geysers Terrane (Upper Cretaceous–Upper Jurassic) ...............4 Snow Mountain Volcanic Terrane (Lower Cretaceous–Valanginian or younger) ...5 Eastern Belt...................................................................................................................................5 Yolla Bolly Terrane (Upper and Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic, Tithonian) ..6 Pickett Peak Terrane (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian–Barremian)...................................7 Mendocino Pass Terrane (Lower Cretaceous, Valanginian) .......................................7 Coast Range Ophiolite (Upper and Middle Jurassic) .....................................................................8 Great Valley Complex ....................................................................................................................................8 Elder Creek Terrane of the Great Valley Complex (Lower Cretaceous and Upper to Middle Jurassic) ...................................................................................................................................8 Structural Relations .......................................................................................................................................8 Major Faults ...........................................................................................................................................8 Coast Range Fault ........................................................................................................................8 Bartlett Springs Fault Zone ........................................................................................................9 Northern Bartlett Springs Fault Zone ..............................................................................9 Displacement on the Northern Bartlett Springs Fault .........................................9 Lake Pillsbury Releasing Bend ..............................................................................10 Seismicity of the Northern Bartlett Springs Fault Zone ....................................11 Fault Creep along the Northern Bartlett Springs Fault ......................................13 Southern Bartlett Springs Fault Zone ............................................................................15 Faults of the Middle Mountain and Sanhedrin Mountain Areas ..............................16 Faults of the Clear Lake Area ..........................................................................................16 Faults Northeast of the Bartlett Springs Fault Zone ...................................................17 Major Folds ..........................................................................................................................................18 Wilbur Springs Dextral Hook ...................................................................................................18 Antiforms and Synforms ..................................................................................................19 Bartlett Springs Synform ........................................................................................19 Wilbur Springs Antiform .........................................................................................20 Pacific Ridge Antiform ............................................................................................20 Bartlett Mountain Antiform ....................................................................................20 Middle Mountain Synform ......................................................................................20 Description of Map Units ...........................................................................................................................20 Unconsolidated Deposits ..................................................................................................................20 Alluvial Deposits..................................................................................................................................20 Terrace Deposits .................................................................................................................................21 Fan Deposits ........................................................................................................................................21 Glacial Deposits ..................................................................................................................................21 Spring Deposits ...................................................................................................................................21 Volcanic Rocks ....................................................................................................................................22 Fluvial and Lacustrine Fill ..................................................................................................................22 iii Marine Overlap Deposits ...................................................................................................................22 Great Valley Complex ........................................................................................................................22 Elder Creek Terrane ...................................................................................................................22 Coast Range Ophiolite ........................................................................................................................24 Franciscan Complex ...........................................................................................................................25 Central Belt .................................................................................................................................25 Central Belt Mélange terrane .........................................................................................25 Eastern Belt.................................................................................................................................26 Yolla Bolly terrane .............................................................................................................26 Pickett Peak .......................................................................................................................27 Medicine Pass ...................................................................................................................27 References Cited..........................................................................................................................................27 Figures 1. Map showing location of the map area, the Lake Pillsbury