Paleomagnetic Rotations and Continental Deformation

Block Rotations in Continental Crust: Examples from Western North America.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Definitions.- 3. Types of rotation and their characteristics.- 4. Discussion.- The Kinematics and Dynamics of Distributed Deformation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fluid Dynamics.- 3. Rotations about Vertical Axes in Deforming Zones.- 4. Pinned or Floating Blocks?.- 5. Kinematic Stability.- 6. Conclusion.- Relations between Seismicity and Paleomagnetic Rotations in Zones of Distributed Continental Deformation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. A simple description of continuous deformation.- 3. Seismicity and distributed deformation.- 4. An example of distributed deformation achieved by faulting.- The Detection of Rotations by Surveying Techniques.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Terrestrial method.- 3. Satellite techniques.- 4. The surveying estimation process.- 5. Assessement of quality.- 6. Optimal design methods.- 7. Conclusions.- Geodetic Measurements Of Continental Deformations: Projects and First Results.- 1.Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Data.- 4. Comparison with a Plate Tectonic Model.- 5. Interpolation Techniques.- 6. Conclusions.- Continental Rotational Deformation: Examples from Greece.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Neotectonic rotational deformation in Chalkidiki Peninsula (Northern Greece)..- 3. Paleomagnetic and structural evidence for recent deformation in the South Aegean Active Arc (Melos Island)..- 4. Conclusion.- Cenozoic Magmatism, Deep Tectonics, and Crustal Deformation in the Aegean Sea.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The data.- 3. Space-time distribution of the magmatism.- 4. Petrochemistry.- 5. Implications for the deep tectonics.- 6. Discussion.- A Pattern of Block Rotations in Central Aegea.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Geological setting..- 3. Paleomagnetic method.- 4. Results and discussion..- 5. Conclusion.- Late Cenozoic Rotatons along the North Aegean Trough Fault Zone (Greece); Structural Constraints.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Kinematics of the Late Cenozoic faults in the Aegean basins located on both sides of the North Aegean trough fault zone.- 3. Directions of the Early Cenozoic folds on both sides of the western termination of the North Aegean trough.- 4. Conclusions.- Some Experiments on Block Rotation in the Brittle Upper Crust.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Domino domains in Coulomb materials..- 3. Pull-apart domino.- 4. Continental indentation..- 5. Conclusions.- Large Rates of Rotation in Continental Lithosphere. Undergoing Distributed Deformation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Deformation of the continental lithosphere.- 3. Discussion.- Strain and Displacement in the Brittle Field.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The local characteristics of strain in the brittle field..- 3. The spatial integration of local strain data: the use of strain trajectories..- 4. Conclusion..- Regional Deformation by Block Translation and Rotation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Deformation by block displacement and rotation: kinematics..- 3. Pre- and post-faulting deformation.- 4. Faults as surfaces of weakness.- 5. Relation between shallow and deep crustal deformation.- 6. Concluding remarks.- Mechanics of Distributed Fault and Block Rotation.- 1. Blocks and fault rotations.- 2. Field evidence.- 3. Material rotation vs. stress field rotation.- 4. Relevance to geodynamies.- 5. Relevance to earthquake prediction..- 6. Conclusion.- Crustal Rotation and Fault Slip in the Continental Transform Zone in Southern California.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Facts concerning deformation.- 3. Amounts of dextral shear.- 4. History of fault movements.- 5. What has been learned?.- 6. Questions and problems remaining.- Evidence for Contemporary Block Rotation in Strike-Slip Environments: Examples from the San Andreas Fault System, Southern California.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Data and interpretations.- 3. Discussion.- The Importance of Magnetostratigraphy for Studies of Tectonic Rotations: Examples from the Mio-Pliocene of California.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Ridge Basin.- 3. Purisima Formation.- 4. Conclusion.- The Application of Palaeomagnetism to Extensional Tectonics: A Palaeomagnetic Study of the Parker District, Basin and Range Province, Arizona..- 1. Introduction.- 2. Geology and sampling.- 3. Paleomagnetic results.- 4. Discussion.- Mechanisms of Cenozoic Tectonic Rotation, Pacific Northwest Convergent Margin, U.S.A..- 1. Introduction.- 2. Long-term dextral shear along the margin.- 3. Basin-Range extension.- 4. Discussion.- Rotation of Central and Southern Alaska in the Early Tertiary: Oroclinal Bending By Megakinking?.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Paleomagnetic Evidence.- 3. Discussion.- 4. Conclusions.- Paleogeography and Rotations of Arctic Alaska - An Unresolved Problem.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Background.- 3. Paleomagnetism.- 4. Paleomagnetic data for Alaska.- 5. Discussion.- Palaeomagnetic Estimates of Rotations in Compressional Regimes and Potential Discrimination Between Thin-Skinned and Deep Crustal Deformation..- 1. Introduction.- 2. Rotations in thin-skinned thrusting; an example from SW Dyfed, Wales..- 3. Rotations in Basement thrust sheets; an example from the Axial zone, Spanish Pyrenees.- 4. Conclusions.- Palaeomagnetic Evidence for Block Rotations and Distributed Deformation of the Iberian-African Plate Boundary.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Palaeomagnetic Results.- 3. Discussion.- Fault Block Rotations in Ophiolites: Results of Palaeomagnetic Studies in the Troodos Complex, Cyprus..- 1. Introduction.- 2. Crustal Structure of the Troodos ophiolite.- 3. Palaeomagnetic units.- 4. Method of analysis.- 5. Extensional deformation.- 6. Strike-slip deformation.- 7. Conclusions.- Paleomagnetism in SE Asia: Sinistral Shear Between Philippine Sea Plate and Asia..- 1. Introduction..- 2. Philippine Sea Plate..- 3. Luzon, northern Philippines..- 4. Tectonics of Philippines and Philippine Sea Plate..- Palaeomagnetic Constraints on the Early History of the Møre- Trøndelag Fault Zone, Central Norway.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Regional geology sampling and magnetic fabrics.- 3. Paleomagnetic and rock-magnetic experiments.- 4. Paleomagnetic reference data.- 5. Interpretation of remanence data.- 6. Discussion.- Paleomagnetically Observed Rotations along the Hikurangi Margin of New Zealand.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Plate reconstructions.- 3. The Hikurangi margin.- 4. Paleomagnetic studies on the Hikurangi margin.- 5. Mechanics of rotation.- 6. Conclusions.- Rotations about Vertical Axes in Part of the New Zealand Plate- Boundary Zone, Theory and Observation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Floating block model.- 3. New Zealand plate-boundary zone.- 4. Northern Marlborough domain.- 5. Southern Marlborough domain.- 6. Development of Marlborough domains.- 7. Conclusion.- Paleomagnetic Rotations in the Coastal Areas of Ecuador and Northern Peru.- 1- Introduction..- 2. Choice of sites and sampling methods..- 3. The sampled regions.- 4- Results.- 5 - Tectonic implications of the data..- 6 - Discussion.- 7 - Conclusions..- List of Participants.