the san andreas fault is an example of transform fault tectonic plate boundary.
the san andreas fault is an example of transform fault tectonic plate boundary.
the san andreas fault is an example of which kind of tectonic plate boundary?
transform fault
transform faults are not limited to oceanic crust and spreading centers; many of them are on continental margins. the best example is the san andreas fault on the pacific coast of the united states. the san andreas fault links the east pacific rise off the west coast of mexico (gulf of california) to the mendocino triple junction (part of the juan de fuca plate) off the coast of the northwestern united states, making it a ridge-to-transform-style fault. the formation of the san andreas fault system occurred fairly recently during the oligocene period between 34 million and 24 million years ago. during this period, the farallon plate, followed by the pacific plate, collided into the north american plate. the collision led to the subduction of the farallon plate underneath the north american plate. once the spreading center separating the pacific and the farallon plates was subducted beneath the north american plate, the san andreas continental transform-fault system was created.
transform fault
section::::tectonic plate boundaries.:transform plate boundary.









































a transform-fault boundary, or simply a transform boundary is where two plates will slide past each other, and the irregular pattern of their edges may catch on each other. the lithosphere is neither added to from the asthenosphere nor is it destroyed as in convergent plate action. for example, along the san andreas fault strike-slip fault zone, the pacific tectonic plate has been moving along at about 5 cm/yr in a northwesterly direction, whereas the north american plate is moving south-easterly.









































section::::tectonic plate boundaries.:divergent plate boundary.
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