Paleomagnetism of the quaternary bandelier tuff: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Española basin, Rio Grande rift

Lithosphere

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 328-345

  Sussman, Aviva J ^a,b   Lewis, Claudia J ^a,d   Mason, Stephanie N ^b   Geissman, John W ^b   Schultz Fellenz, Emily ^a   Oliva Urcia, Belen ^c   Gardner, Jamie ^a,e  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d LewisLithoLogic   (United States)

^e Gardner Geoscience   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOMAGNETISM; STRATIGRAPHY;

ACCOMMODATION ZONE; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; DISTRIBUTED DEFORMATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATIONS;

FAULTING;

COOLING; FAULTING; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TUFF;

ESPANOLA BASIN; JEMEZ MOUNTAINS; NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE RIFT; UNITED STATES;

HYPORHAMPHUS HILDEBRANDI;

EID: 81255170123     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L128.1     Document Type: Article

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