The URSEIS seismic profile images the 2D crustal profile from the surface outcrop of the Dzhabyk batholith to the upper mantle. |
A similar inter-relationship between strikeslip faulting and plutonism was suggested for the Mesozoic batholith of California. |
The magmas that formed the batholith were generated in response to the subduction of the Farallon plate beneath the North American plate. |
Below the transparent batholith, the crust is very reflective to depths of c.20 km. |
The lower crust beneath the Dzhabyk batholith is only weakly reflective and the Moho is not imaged. |
The batholith extends into the west Kimberley, and is more than 750 km long and about 60-70 km wide. |