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 More- Trondelag 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.