The North American Cordilleran Anatectic Belt

• Published in: Earth-science reviews Vol. 215; p. 103576
• Main Authors: Chapman, James B., Runyon, Simone E., Shields, Jessie E., Lawler, Brandi L., Pridmore, Cody J., Scoggin, Shane H., Swaim, Nathan T., Trzinski, Adam E., Wiley, Hannah N., Barth, Andrew P., Haxel, Gordon B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Anatexis; Crustal melting; Decompression; Fluid-flux; Leucogranite; Magmatism; Metamorphic core complex; Orogenic plateau; Peraluminous; Two-mica granite; Two-mica granite; Magmatism; Crustal melting; Fluid-flux; Metamorphic core complex; Decompression; Peraluminous; Leucogranite; Orogenic plateau; Anatexis

The North American Cordilleran Anatectic Belt (CAB) is a ~3,000 km long region in the hinterland of the Cordillera that comprises numerous exposures of Late Cretaceous to Eocene intrusive rocks and anatectic rocks associated with crustal melting. As such, it is comparable in size and volume to major...