Formation, evolution, and inversion of the middle Tertiary Diligencia basin, Orocopia Mountains...

Authors :: Law, Richard D.
Eriksson, Kenneth
Davisson, Cole
Source :: Geological Society of America Bulletin. Feb2001, Vol. 113 Issue 2, p196. 26p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 5 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 25 Graphs, 5 Maps.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Discusses the stratigraphic and sedimentologic analysis of the lower Diligencia Formation and the postdepositional tectonic structures in the basin. Asymmetric distributions of facies associations; Geologic setting; Thickness of the Diligencia Formation; Depositional systems; Alluvial fan deposits; Alternative models for Miocene basin evolution.

Subjects :: *GEOLOGICAL formations
*STRUCTURAL geology
*MIOCENE stratigraphic geology
*ALLUVIAL fans

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00167606
Volume :: 113
Issue :: 2
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 4244112
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0196:feaiot>2.0.co;2

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