Magnetostratigraphy, paleomagnetic correlation, and deformation of Pleistocene deposits in the south central Puget Lowland, Washington

Paleomagnetic results from Pleistocene sedimentary deposits in the central Puget Lowland indicate that the region has experienced widespread deformation within the last 780 kyr. Three oriented samples were collected from unaltered fine‐grained sediments mostly at sea level to determine the magnetost...

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Published in:	Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth Vol. 107; no. B4; pp. EPM 6-1 - EPM 6-13
Main Authors:	Hagstrum, Jonathan T., Booth, Derek B., Troost, Kathy G., Blakely, Richard J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Geophysical Union 10-04-2002 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Applied geophysics Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Geophysics: general, magnetic, electric and thermic methods and properties Internal geophysics Magnetostratigraphy Marine and continental quaternary Paleomagnetic secular variation Paleomagnetism applied to tectonics (regional, global) paleosecular variation Pleistocene Puget Lowland Reversals (process, timescale, magnetostratigraphy) Surficial geology tectonic deformation United States Washington Puget Lowland reversals tectonic controls upper Cenozoic aeromagnetic maps magnetostratigraphy Quaternary Matuyama Epoch fine-grained materials geomagnetic field silt upper Quaternary North America grains Brunhes Epoch uplifts paleomagnetism seismic reflection deformation secular variations Cenozoic Phanerozoic Pleistocene
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Summary:	Paleomagnetic results from Pleistocene sedimentary deposits in the central Puget Lowland indicate that the region has experienced widespread deformation within the last 780 kyr. Three oriented samples were collected from unaltered fine‐grained sediments mostly at sea level to determine the magnetostratigraphy at 83 sites. Of these, 47 have normal, 18 have reversed, and 18 have transitional (8 localities) polarities. Records of reversed‐ to normal‐polarity transitions of the geomagnetic field were found in thick sections of silt near the eastern end of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and again at Wingehaven Park near the northern tip of Vashon Island. The transitional horizons, probably related to the Bruhnes‐Matuyama reversal, apparently fall between previously dated Pleistocene sediments at the Puyallup Valley type section (all reversed‐polarity) to the south and the Whidbey Island type section (all normal‐polarity) to the north. The samples, in general, are of sufficient quality to record paleosecular variation (PSV) of the geomagnetic field, and a statistical technique is used to correlate horizons with significant agreement in their paleomagnetic directions. Our data are consistent with the broad structures of the Seattle uplift inferred at depth from seismic reflection, gravity, and aeromagnetic profiles, but the magnitude of vertical adjustments is greatly subdued in the Pleistocene deposits.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/WNG-1Q71LJT9-P istex:5A06EA8415DF257F83A866E78EBDEF4EBB05BEF1 ArticleID:2001JB000557
ISSN:	0148-0227 2156-2202
DOI:	10.1029/2001JB000557