Cenozoic crustal extension in southeastern Arizona and implications for models of core-complex development

Tectonophysics

Volumn 488, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 174-190

  Arca, M Serkan ^a,b   Kapp, Paul ^a   Johnson, Roy A ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakaway zone; Crustal extension; Detachment fault; Metamorphic core complex; San Pedro trough

Indexed keywords

AGE CONSTRAINTS; CENOZOIC; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; CORE COMPLEX; CRUSTAL DEPTH; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULT SYSTEM; ISOSTATIC REBOUND; KINEMATIC MODEL; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; NORMAL FAULTS; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA; SYNFORM; TRANSPORT DIRECTION; ZONE MODEL;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS;

TECTONICS;

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLDING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOSTASY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SYNFORM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TROUGH;

ARIZONA; TUCSON BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953809923     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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