Abstract
Apatite and zircon fission-track data from the Nelson batholith in southeastern British Columbia reveal that a significant amount of uplift has occurred since Paleocene time, including an episode of rapid uplift during Eocene time. Age versus elevation curves for apatite and zircon, combined with a calculated present depth to the 105 °C apatite-annealing isotherm, suggest that some 6 km of apparent uplift has occurred in the vicinity of the Nelson batholith since Paleocene time. A period of rapid cooling and uplift occurred from 59 to 45 Ma, when the bounding faults of the adjacent Valhalla gneiss dome, the Valkyr shear zone, and the Slocan Lake fault zone were active. The rapid uplift is interpreted as being related to Eocene extension and the rise of the adjacent Valhalla gneiss dome during Eocene time.
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