Multistage, multidirectional tertiary shortening and compression in North-Central New Mexico

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-74

  Erslev, E A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Faulting; Laramide orogeny; New Mexico; Rio Grande rift; Rocky Mountains

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULTING; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

COMPRESSION DIRECTIONS; COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION; LARAMIDE; NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE RIFT; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS; STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION;

FAULT SLIPS;

COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; LARAMIDE OROGENY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TERTIARY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879884752     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0063:MMTSAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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