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Dextral Shear Along The Eastern Margin Of The Colorado Plateau- A Kinematic Link Between Laramide Contraction And Rio Grande Rifting (Ca 75 Ma To 13 Ma), T. F. Wawrzyniec, J. W. Geissman, M. D. Melker, Mary S. Hubbard
Dextral Shear Along The Eastern Margin Of The Colorado Plateau- A Kinematic Link Between Laramide Contraction And Rio Grande Rifting (Ca 75 Ma To 13 Ma), T. F. Wawrzyniec, J. W. Geissman, M. D. Melker, Mary S. Hubbard
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Kinematic data associated with both Laramide‐age and ‐style and Rio Grande rift‐related structures show that the latest Cretaceous to Neogene interaction between the Colorado Plateau and the North American craton was dominantly coupled with a component of dextral shear. Consistent with earlier studies, minor‐fault data in this study yielded results of varied kinematics. Inverted to a common northeast‐oriented hemisphere, the mean trend of kinematic shortening associated with Laramide‐age structures is 056∘±6" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: normal; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; padding: 0px …