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USGS Professional Paper 1697 - Alaska Resources Library

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Table 2 Summary of correlations and tectonic linkages for the Circum-North Pacific.<br />

CRATONAL, PASSIVE CONTINENTAL-MARGIN AND RELATED TERRANES AND<br />

OVERLAP ASSEMBLAGES IN THE RUSSIAN SOUTHEAST<br />

Units, correlations, and age Tectonic environment(s) Tectonic linkages and comments<br />

Kabarga, Sergeevka, Kabarga, and Voznesenka<br />

terranes of Khanka superterrane.<br />

Late Proterozoic and Paleozoic.<br />

Argun and Gonzha terranes.<br />

Archean and Paleozoic.<br />

Oldoi and Mamyn terranes.<br />

Proterozoic to middle Paleozoic.<br />

Baladek terrane.<br />

Archean, Paleozoic, Early Mesozoic.<br />

Ayansk terrane.<br />

Paleozoic.<br />

Bureya terrane.<br />

Passive continental margin Derived from Gondwanaland supercontinent<br />

during Devonian rifting and formation of<br />

bimodal volcanic rocks. Contain Late Paleozoic<br />

continental-margin arcs.<br />

Cratonal Derived from North Asian Craton during Late<br />

Proterozoic rifting. Dismembered parts of the<br />

Altaid orogenic system.<br />

Passive continental margin Derived from North Asian Craton Margin during<br />

Late Proterozoic rifting, dismembered part of<br />

Altaid orogenic system.<br />

Cratonal Derived from North Asian Craton during Late<br />

Proterozoic rifting.<br />

Passive continental margin Derived from North Asian Craton Margin during<br />

Late Devonian rifting?<br />

Continental-margin arc Rifted fragment of North China Craton.<br />

Dismembered part of Manchurid orogenic system.<br />

Early Paleozoic and older.<br />

LAOELIN-GRODEKOVO ISLAND ARC IN THE RUSSIAN SOUTHEAST<br />

Laoelin-Grodekovsk terrane, various backarc<br />

units within Khanka superterrane, and<br />

Chongjin terrane (Japan).<br />

Island arc. Formed adjacent to Khanka superterrane.<br />

Permian.<br />

Spassk terrane of Khanka superterrane.<br />

Early and middle Paleozoic.<br />

Accretionary wedge Linked to Laoelin-Grodekovo terrane.<br />

Appendix 341<br />

CRATONAL, PASSIVE, AND METAMORPHOSED CONTINENTAL-MARGIN TERRANES<br />

IN THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST, ALASKA, AND CANADIAN CORDILLERA<br />

Chukotka terrane, Arctic <strong>Alaska</strong> superterrane, Passive continental margin Dismembered parts of North American Craton<br />

Cassiar terrane.<br />

Proterozoic, Paleozoic, and early Mesozoic.<br />

Margin.<br />

Seward terrane (both sides of Bering Straits) Metamorphosed continental Highly metamorphosed and deformed fragments<br />

Coldfoot, and Ruby terranes.<br />

margin<br />

of North American Craton Margin. Contain Late<br />

Early and middle Paleozoic (mainly).<br />

Devonian and Early Mississippian continentalmargin<br />

arc rocks.<br />

Yukon-Tanana and Kootenay terranes. Metamorphosed continental Highly metamorphosed and deformed rifted<br />

Paleozoic.<br />

margin<br />

fragments of North American Craton Margin.<br />

Contain Late Devonian and Early Mississippian<br />

continental-margin arc rocks.<br />

Dillinger, Kula-Nera, Nixon Fork, Prikolyma, Passive continental margin Dismembered fragments of North Asian Craton<br />

Omulevka, Mystic, and Viliga terranes.<br />

Margin (Verkhoyansk fold and thrust belt). Late<br />

Paleozoic and early Mesozoic.<br />

Devonian and Early Mississippian rifting.<br />

Kilbuck-Idono, Okhotsk, and Omolon terranes. Cratonal Dismembered fragment of North Asian Craton. Late<br />

Late Archean, Proterozoic, and early<br />

Paleozoic.<br />

Devonian and Early Mississippian rifting.

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