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Long-Term Deformation In The Southern RíO Grande Rift As Inferred From Topographic And Uplifted Terraces, Linda K. Armour
Long-Term Deformation In The Southern RíO Grande Rift As Inferred From Topographic And Uplifted Terraces, Linda K. Armour
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This study examines Basin and Range topography relating tectonic processes to topographic features. The observation that the terraces along either side of the Franklin Mountains were deformed and uplifted is a reflection of tectonic uplift. The uplift represents long-term deformation of the range. This led to the question of what shapes the deformation and does it represent differential subsidence into the Río Grande Rift or true uplift. A more regional study of the Sacramento, San Andres, and Guadalupe Mountains follows. Two papers form this Dissertation.
The Río Grande Rift and the Franklin Mountains, in particular, are the subject of the …