1. What are some modern analogs for Late Paleozoic
and Mesozoic episodes of subduction, arc magmatism, regional deformation and
mountain building (orogenies) in the western Cordillera?
2. Consider issues about the Late Jurassic "Nevadan orogeny":
timing, location, scale, and driving mechanism.
3. How do the terranes of the Blue Mountains compare/correlate
to other Cordilleran terranes to the north and south?
4. How would approximately 400 km of right-lateral offset
along the Western Nevada Shear Zone and Western Idaho Shear Zone affect paleogeographic
interpretations presented in Burchfiel et al (1992)? What about ~1,200 km?
5. What is the significance of Tethyan versus McCloud faunas
preserved in multiple locations throughout the western Cordillera? How reliable
is this distinction for interpreting paleogeography?
6. What is the significance of blueschist preserved in multiple
locations throughout the western Cordillera?
7. What is the significance of ophiolite sequences preserved
in multiple locations throughout the western Cordillera?