Geology of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt and adjacent Sierra Madre Occidental and Jalisco block

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 334, Issue , 2000, Pages 65-83

  Ferrari, Luca ^a   Pasquarè, Giorgio ^b   Venegas Salgado, Saul ^c   Romero Rios, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Centro Nacional Alterno   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL WELLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EARLY PLIOCENE; GEOLOGIC UNITS; MIDDLE MIOCENE; REGIONAL SCALE; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC SUCCESSIONS; VOLCANO-SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; VOLCANO-SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCES;

VOLCANOES;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY; VOLCANIC BELT; VOLCANISM;

JALISCO BLOCK; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL; SIERRA MADRE [MEXICO];

EID: 84870890657     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2334-5.65     Document Type: Article

References (90)

1. Aguirre-Díaz, G., and McDowell, F., 1991, The volcanic section at Nazas, Durango, Mexico, and the possibility of widespread Eocene volcanism within the Sierra Madre Occidental: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, p. 13,373-13,388.
2. Aguirre-Díaz, G., and McDowell, F., 1993, Nature and timing of faulting and synextensional magmatism in the southern Basin and Range, central-eastern Durango, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 105, p. 1435-1444.
3. Allan, J. F., 1986, Geology of the Colima and Zacoalco grabens, SW Mexico: Late Cenozoic rifting in the Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 97, p. 473-485.
4. Allan, J. F., Nelson, S. A., Luhr, J. F., Carmichael, I. S. E.,Wopat, M., and Wallace, P. J., 1991, Pliocene-recent rifting in SW Mexico and associated volcanism: an exotic terrain in the making: in Dauphin, J. P., and Simoneit, B. R. T., eds., The Gulf and the Peninsular Province of the Californias: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 47, p. 425-445.
5. Anderson, T. A., and Schmidt,V. A., 1983, The evolution of Middle America and the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean Sea during Mesozoic time: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 9, p. 941-966.
6. Barrier, E., Bourgois, J., and Michaud, F., 1990, Le systeme de rift actifs du point triple de Jalisco: vers un proto-golfe de Jalisco: Académie des Sciences Comptes Rendus, Paris, v. 310, p. 1513-1520.
7. Böhnel, H., Moran-Zenteno, D., Schaaf, P., and Urrutia Fucugauchi, J., 1992, Paleomagnetisc and isotope data from southern Mexico and the controversy over the pre-Neogene position of Baja California: Geofísica Internacional, v. 31, p. 253-261.
8. Bourgois, J., and Michaud F., 1991, Active fragmentation of the North America plate at the Mexican triple junction area off Manzanillo: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 11, p. 59-65.
9. Cameron, M., Nimz, G. J., Kuentz, D., Niemeyer, S., and Gunn, S., 1989, Southern Cordillera Basaltic Andesite Suite, southern Chihuahua, Mexico: a link between Tertiary continental arc and flood basalt magmatism in North America: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 94, p. 7817-7840.
10. Campa, M. F., and P., Coney, 1983, Tectonostratigraphic terranes and mineral resources distribution in Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20, p. 1040-1051.
11. Castillo, D., and De la Cruz,V., 1992, Reconocimiento estructural y volcanológico en la zona termal del Domo San Pedro Lagunillas, Nayarit, México: Geofísica Internacional, v. 31, p. 407-415.
12. Clark, K. F., Damon, P. E., Shafiquillah, M., Ponce, B. F., and Cardenas, D., 1981, Sección geologica-estructural a traves de la parte Sur de la Sierra Madre Occidental, entre Fresnillo y la costa de Nayarit: Asociación de Ingenieros Mineros, Metalurgistas y Geólogos de México, Memoria Técnica XIV, p. 69-99.
13. Damon, P. E., Nieto, O. J., and Delgado, A. L., 1979, Un plegamiento neogénico en Nayarit y Jalisco y evolución geomórfica del Rio Grande de Santiago: Asociación de Ingenieros Mineros, Metalurgistas y Geólogos de México, Memoria Técnica XIII, p. 156-191.
14. Delgado-Granados, H., 1992, Geology of the Chapala rift [Ph.D. thesis], Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Japan, 283 p.
15. Demant, A., 1979, Vulcanología y petrografía del sector occidental del Eje Neovolcanico: Revista, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, v. 3, p. 39-57.
16. Fensby, S., and Gastil, G., 1991, Geologic-Tectonic map of the Gulf of California and surrounding areas, in Dauphin, J. P., and Simoneit, B. R. T., eds., The Gulf and the Peninsular Province of the Californias: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 47, p. 79-83.
17. Ferrari, L., 1995, Miocene shearing along the northern boundary of the Jalisco block and the opening of the southern Gulf of California: Geology, v. 23, p. 751-754.
18. Ferrari, L., and Rosas-Elguera, J., 2000, Late Miocene to Quaternary extension at the northern boundary of the Jalisco block, western Mexico: The Tepic-Zacoalco rift revised: this volume.
19. Ferrari, L., Garduño, V. H., Pasquarè, G., and Tibaldi, A., 1994a, Volcanic and tectonic evolution of Central Mexico: Oligocene to Present: Geofísica Internacional, v. 33, p. 91-105.
20. Ferrari, L., Garduño, V. H., Innocenti, F., Manetti, P., Pasquarè, G., and Vaggelli, G., 1994b, A widespread mafic volcanic unit at the base of the Mexican Volcanic Belt between Guadalajara and Queretaro: Geofísica Internacional, v. 33, p. 107-124.
21. Ferrari, L., Pasquarè, G., Venegas, S., Castillo, D., and Romero, F., 1994c, Regional tectonics of western Mexico and its implications for the northern boundary of the Jalisco Block: Geofìsica Internacional, v. 33, p. 139-151.
22. Ferrari, L., Nelson, S. A., Rosas-Elguera, J., Aguirre-Díaz, G., and Venegas-Salgado, S., 1997, Tectonics and volcanism of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt: in Aguirre-Díaz, G., Aranda-Gomez, J., Carrasco-Nuñez, G., and Ferrari, L., eds., Magmatism and tectonics in central and northwestern Mexico-A selection of the 1997 IAVCEI General Assembly excursions, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, p. 85-29.
23. Ferrari, L., Lopez-Martinez, M., Aguirre-Díaz, G., and Carrasco-Nuñez, G., 1999, Space-time patterns of Cenozoic arc volcanism in central Mexico: from the Sierra Madre Occidental to the Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geology, v. 27, p. 303-307.
24. Ferrari, L., Conticelli, S., Vaggelli, C., Petrone, C., and Manetti, P., 2000, Late Miocene mafic volcanism and intra-arc tectonics during the early development of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Tectonophysics, v. 318, no. 1, in press.
25. Garduño, V. H., Spinnler, J., and Ceragioli, E., 1993, Geological and structural study of the Chapala Rift, state of Jalisco, Mexico: Geofísica Internacional, v. 32, p. 487-499.
26. Gastil, G., and Jensky, W., 1973, Evidence for strike-slip displacement beneath the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Stanford University Publications in Geological Sciences, v. 13, p. 171-180.
27. Gastil, G., Krummenacher, D., and Jensky, A.W., 1978, Reconnaissance geologic map of the west-central part of the state of Nayarit, Mexico: Geological Society of America Maps and Chart Series MC-24, scale 1:200,000.
28. Gastil, G., Krummenacher, D., and Jensky, A. W., 1979a, Reconnaissance geology of west-central Nayarit, Mexico: Summary: Geological Society of America Bulletin, part I, v. 90, p. 15-18.
29. Gastil, G., Krummenacher, D., and Minch, J., 1979b, The record of Cenozoic volcanism around the Gulf of California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 90, p. 839-857.
30. Gilbert, C. M., Mahood, G., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1985, Volcanic stratigraphy of the Guadalajara area, Mexico: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24-1, p. 169-191.
31. Hasenaka, T., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1985, A compilation of location, size and geomorphological parameters of volcanoes of the Michoacán- Guanajuato volcanic field, central México: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24, p. 577-607.
32. Hausback, B., 1984, Cenozoic volcanic and tectonics evolution of Baja California Sur, Mexico: in Frizzell, V., ed., Geology of Baja California peninsula, Pacific Section, SEPM, v. 199, p. 219-236.
33. Henry, C., 1989, Late Cenozoic Basin and Range structure in western Mexico adjacent to the Gulf of California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 101, p. 1147-1156.
34. Henry, C., and Aranda-Gomez, J. J., 1992, The real southern Basin and Range: Mid- to Late Cenozoic extension in Mexico: Geology, v. 20, p. 701-704.
35. Johnson, C. M., 1991, Large-scale crust formation and lithosphere modification beneath middle to late Cenozoic calderas and volcanic fields, Western North-America: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, p. 13485-13507.
36. Köhler, H., Schaaf, P., Muller, S. D., Emermann, R., Negendank, J. F. W., and Tobschall, H. J., 1988, Geochronological and geochemical investigations on plutonic rocks from the Complex of Puerto Vallarta, Sierra Madre del Sur: Geofísica Internacional v. 27, p. 579-592.
37. Lange, R., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1990, Hydrous basaltic-andesites associated with minette and related lavas in Western Mexico: Journal of Petrology, v. 31, p. 1225-1259.
38. Lange, R., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1991, A potassic volcanic front in western Mexico: lamprophyric and related lavas of San Sebastian: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 103, p. 928-940.
39. Lonsdale, P., 1991, Structural pattern of the pacific floor offshore peninsular California: in Dauphin, J. P., and Simoneit, B. R. T., eds., The Gulf and the Peninsular Province of the Californias: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 47, p. 87-125.
40. Lonsdale, P., 1995, Segmentation and disruption of the East Pacific Rise in the mouth of the Gulf of California: Marine Geophysical Researches, v. 17, p. 323-359.
41. Luhr, J. F., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1980, The Colima volcanic complex, Mexico, Part I: Post-caldera andesites from volcán Colima: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 71, p. 343-372.
42. Luhr, J. F., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1981, The Colima volcanic complex,Mexico: Part II: Late Quaternary cinder cones: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 76, p. 127-147.
43. Luhr, J. F., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1982, The Colima volcanic complex,Mexico: Part III: Ash and scoria fall deposits from the upper slopes of Volcán Colima: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 80, p. 262-275.
44. Luhr, J., and Lazaar, P., 1985, The southern Guadalajara volcanic chain, Jalisco, Mexico: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24, p. 691-700.
45. Luhr, J. F., Nelson, S. A., Allan, J. F., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1985, Active rifting in southwestern Mexico: manifestations of an incipient eastward spreading-ridge jump: Geology, v. 13, p. 54-57.
46. Lyons, J. I., 1988, Geology and ore deposits of the Bolaños silver district, Jalisco, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1560-1582.
47. Mahood, G., 1980, Geological evolution of a Pleistocene rhyolitic center: Sierra La Primavera,Mexico: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 8, p. 199-230.
48. Mahood, G., 1981, A summary of the geology and petrology of the Sierra La Primavera, Jalisco, Mexico: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 86, p. 10137-10152.
49. Mammerickx, J., and Klitgord, K., 1982, Northern East Pacific Rise: from 25 m.y. B.P. to the Present: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 87, p. 6751-6759.
50. McDowell, F. W., and Clabaugh, S. E., 1979, Ignimbrites of the Sierra Madre Occidental and their relation to the tectonic history of western Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 180, p. 113-124.
51. McDowell, F.W., and Keitzer, R. P., 1977, Timing of mid-Tertiary volcanism in the Sierra Madre Occidental between Durango City and Mazatlán, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 88, p. 1479-1487.
52. McDowell, F.W., and Mauger, R. L., 1994, K-Ar and U-Pb zircon chronology of Late Cretaceous and Tertiary magmatism in central Chihuahua State, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 118-132.
53. Mercier de Lepinay, B.,Michaud, F., Calmus, T., Bourgois, J., Poupeau, G., 1997, Large Neogene subsidence event along the Middle America Trench off Mexico (18°-19°N): evidence from submersible observations: Geology, v. 25, p. 387-390.
54. Michaud, F., Quintero, O., Barrier, E., and Bourgois, J., 1991, La frontiére Nord du Bloc Jalisco (Ouest Mexique): localisation et évolution de 13 Ma à l'actuel: Académie des Sciences Comptes Rendus, Paris, v. 312, II, p. 1359-1365.
55. Michaud, F., Quintero, O., Calmus, T., Bourgois, J., and Barrier, E., 1993: La dépression de Amatlán de Cañas (Ouest du Mexique): distension nèogène dans la zone nord du Bloc Jalisco: Académie des Sciences Comptes Rendus, Paris, v. 317, II, p. 251-258.
56. Montigny, R., Demant, A., Delpretti, P., Piguet, P., and Cochemé, J., 1987, Chronologie K-Ar des sèquences volcaniques tertiaires du Nord de la Sierra Madre Occidentale (Mexique): Académie des Sciences Comptes Rendus, Paris, v. 304, p. 987-992.
57. Moore, G., Marone, C., Carmichael, I. S. E., and Renne, P., 1994, Basaltic volcanism and extension near the intersection of the Sierra Madre volcanic province and the Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 383-394.
58. Nelson, S. A., 1980, Geology and petrology of Volcán Ceboruco, Nayarit, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, Part II, v. 91, p. 2290-2431.
59. Nelson, S. A., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1984, Pleistocene to Recent alkalic volcanism in the region of Sanganguey volcano, Nayarit, Mexico: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 85, p. 321-355.
60. Nelson, S. A., and Hegre, J., 1990, Volcán Las Navajas, a Pliocene-Pleistocene trachyte-peralkaline rhyolite volcano in the Northwestern Mexican Volcanic Belt: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 52, p. 186-204.
61. Nelson, S. A., and Livieres, R., 1986, Contemporaneous calc-alkaline and alkaline volcanism at Sanganguey Volcano, Nayarit, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 97, p. 798-808.
62. Nelson, S. A., and Sanchez-Rubio, G., 1986, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt field guide: Geological Association of Canada, Volcanology Division, 108 p.
63. Nieto-Obregón, J., Delgado-Argote, L., and Damon, P. E., 1981, Relaciones petrológicas y geocronológicas del magmatismo de la Sierra Madre Occidental y el Eje Neovolcanico en Nayarit, Jalisco y Zacatecas: Asociación de Ingenieros Mineros, Metalurgistas y Geólogos de México, Memoria Técnica XIV, p. 327-361.
64. Nieto-Obregón, J., Delgado-Argote, L., and Damon, P. E., 1985, Geochronologic, petrologic and structural data related to large morphologic features between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24, p. 623-663.
65. Nieto-Obregón, J., Urrutia Fucugauchi, J., Cabral-Cano, E., and Guzman de la Campa, A., 1992, Listric faulting and continental rifting in western Mexico-A paleomagnetic and structural study: Tectonophysics, v. 208, p. 365-376.
66. Nieto-Samaniego, A., Ferrari, L., Alaniz-Alvarez, S., Labarthe-Hernandez, G., and Rosas-Elguera, J., 1999: Variation of Cenozoic extension and volcanism across the southern Sierra Madre Occidental volcanic province, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 111, p. 347-363.
67. Nixon, G. T., Demant, A., Amstrong, R. L., and Harakal, J. E., 1987, K-Ar and geologic data bearing on the age and evolution of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geofísica Internacional, v. 26, p. 109-158.
68. Pasquarè, G., Ferrari, L., Garduño,V. H., Tibaldi, A., and Vezzoli, L., 1991, Geology of the central sector of Mexican Volcanic Belt, States of Guanajuato and Michoacan: Geological Society of America Map and Chart series, MCH 072, 22 p.
69. Quintero, O., Michaud, F., Bourgois, J., and Barrier, E., 1992, Evolución de la frontera septentrional del bloque Jalisco, México, desde hace 17 Ma. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Revista, v. 10, p. 111-117.
70. Righter, K., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1992, Hawaiites and related lavas in the Atenguillo graben, western Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 104, p. 1592-1607.
71. Righter, K., Carmichael, I. S. E., and Becker, T., 1995, Pliocene-Quaternary faulting and volcanism at the intersection of the Gulf of California and the Mexican Volcanic Belt: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 107, p. 612-627.
72. Rodriguez-Castaneda, J. L., and Rodriguez-Torres, R., 1992, Geología estructural y estratigrafía del area entre Guadalajara y Tepic, estados de Jalisco y Nayarit, México: Revista Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, v. 10, v. 99-110.
73. Rosas-Elguera, J. E., Nieto-Obregón, J., and Urrutia Fucugauchi, J., 1993, Ambiente estructural en la frontera Norte del bloque Jalisco, in Delgado-Argote L., and Martin-Barajas A., eds., Contribuciones a la Tectónica del Occidente de México, Union Geofísica Mexicana, v. 1, p. 175-192.
74. Rosas-Elguera, J., Ferrari, L., Urrutia Fucugauchi, J., and Garduño, V. H., 1996, The continental boundaries of the Jalisco block and their influence in the Neogene kinematics of western Mexico: Geology, v. 24, p. 921-924.
75. Schaaf, P., Köhler, H., Müller-Sohnius, D., and von Drach, D., 1993, The Puerto Vallarta batholith-its anatomy displayed by isotopic fine structure: Proceedings of the First Circum-Pacific and Circum-Atlantic Terrane Conference, p. 133-135.
76. Scheubel, F. R., Clark, K., and Porter, E., 1988, Geology, tectonic environment and structural control in the San Martin de Bolaños district, Jalisco, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1703-1720.
77. Sedlock, R. L., Ortega-Gutierrez, F., and Speed, R. C., 1993, Tectonostratigraphic terranes and tectonic evolution of Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 278, 148 p.
78. Tuta, Z. H., Sutter, J. F., Kessler, S. E., and Ruiz, J., 1988, Geochronology of mercury, tin, and fluorine mineralization in northern Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1931-1942.
79. Venegas, S., Herrera, J. J., and Maciel, F. R., 1985, Algunas características de la Faja Volcánica Mexicana y de sus recursos geotérmicos: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24, p. 47-83.
80. Verma, S. P., López-Martínez, M., and Terrell, D. J., 1985: Geochemistry of Tertiary igneous rocks from Arandas-Atotonilco area, northeast Jalisco, Mexico: Geofísica Internacional, v. 24, p. 31-45.
81. Wallace, P., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1989, Minette lavas and associated leucitites from the western front of the MVB: petrology, chemistry and origin: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 103, p. 470-492.
82. Wallace, P., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1992, Alkaline and calk-alkaline lavas near Los Volcanes, Jalisco, Mexico: geochemical diversity and its significance in volcanic arcs: Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 111, p. 423-439.
83. Wallace, P., and Carmichael, I. S. E., 1994, Petrology of Volcán Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico: disequilibrium phenocryst assemblages and evolution of the subvolcanic magma system: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 117, p. 345-361.
84. Wallace, P., Carmichael, I. S. E., Righter, K., and Becker, T., 1992,Volcanism and tectonism in western Mexico: A contrast of style and substance: Geology, v. 20, p. 625-628.
85. Wark, D. A., 1991, Oligocene ash flow volcanism, northern Sierra Madre Occidental: role of mafic and intermediate-composition magmas in rhyolite genesis: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, p. 13389-13411.
86. Wark, D. A., Kempter, K. A., and McDowell, F. W., 1990, Evolution of waning subduction-related magmatism, northern Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 102, p. 1555-1564.
87. Watkins, N. D., Gunn, B. M., Baksi, A. K.,York, D., and Ade-Hall, J., 1971, Paleomagnetism, geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of the Rio Grande de Santiago volcanics, Central Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 82, p. 1955-1968.
88. Webber, K. L., Fernandez, L. A., and Simmons, W. B., 1994, Geochemistry and mineralogy of the Eocene-Oligocene volcanic sequence, southern Sierra Madre Occidental, Juchipila, Zacatecas, Mexico: Geofísica Internacional, v. 33, p. 77-89.
89. Wright, J. V., and Walker, G. P. L., 1981, Eruption, transport and deposition of ignimbrite: A case study from Mexico: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 9, p. 111-131.
90. Zimmermann, J.-L., Stussi, J. M., Gonzalez-Partida, E., and Arnold, M., 1988, K-Ar evidence for age and compositional zoning in the Puerto Vallarta-Rio Santiago batholith (Jalisco, Mexico): Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, p. 267-274.