Batholiths and Plate Tectonics

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Batholiths and Plate Tectonics

Submitted by calcitequeen on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 20:55.

Hello,

I am wondering if batholiths can be created by all three plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, and transform)?

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As far as I know, melt isn't

Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:04

As far as I know, melt isn't generated along transform boundaries. There are certainly intrusive rocks associated with divergant boundaries but I don't know if these are considered to be batholiths with the exception of maybe some of the ones that occur early during rifting like the Cullin hills on Skye.

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granites

Thu, 05/01/2008 - 22:14

Granites do get emplaced in the releasing bends of strike-slip systems

Geologists like a nappe between thrusts

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Thanks for the responses,

Mon, 05/05/2008 - 20:10

Thanks for the responses, very helpful!

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