The Neotectonic Framework of Arizona; Implications for the Regional Character of Basin and Range Tectonism
Author
Menges, C.M.Issue Date
1983Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reportsmid-Miocene
Pliocene-Quaternary
Basin and Range
Arizona
topography
sensu strictu
neotectonic
Geology
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Cochise County
Santa Cruz County
Pima County
Pinal County
Yuma County
La Paz County
Mohave County
Yavapai County
Quaternary uplift
free-air gravity anomaly
geophysics
regional volcanism
faults
volcanism
historical seismicity
paleostress
stress regime
seismicity
Heat flow
tectonics
regional uplift
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Menges, C.M., 1983, The Neotectonic Framework of Arizona; Implications for the Regional Character of Basin and Range Tectonism. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-83-19, 115 p.Description
Recently completed studies of neotectonic (ie., latest PlioceneQuaternary) deformation in Arizona provide new data that, when combined with regional geophysical and geological characteristics, assist in evaluation of the numerous interpretations proposed to date for Basin and Range tectonism. Basin and Range tectonism, sensu strictu, is hereby restricted to the post mid-Miocene (~15 m.y.B.P.) extensional block faulting event that produced the present valley and range topography. This tectonic interval may be distinguished in Arizona from earlier Oligocene-mid Miocene deformation and volcanism based on regional variations in stratigraphy and structural style.Additional Links
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