| Abstract: | The metamorphic core complex belt in southeastern California and western Arizona is a NW-SE trending zone of unusually large Tertiary extension and uplift. Midcrustal rocks exposed in this belt raise questions about the crustal thickness, crustal structure, and the tectonic evolution of the region. Three seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection profiles were collected to address these issues. The results presented here, which focus on the Whipple and Buckskin-Rawhide mountains, yield a consistent three-dimensiional image of this part of the metamorphic core complex belt. The final model consists of a thin veneer (<2 km) of upper plate and fractured lower plate rocks (1.5-5.5 km s-1) overlying a fairly homogeneous basement (~6.0 km s-1) and a localized high-velocity (6.4 km s -1) body situated beneath the western Whipple Mountains. A prominent midcrustal reflection is identified beneath the Whipple and Buckskin Rawhide mountains between 10 and 20km depth. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | McCarthy, J.; Larkin, S. P.; Fuis, G. S.; Simpson, R. W.; Howard, K. A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Anatomy of a metamorphic core complex: seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection profiling in southeastern California and western Arizona; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; McCarthy, J.; Larkin, S. P.; Fuis, G. S.; Simpson, R. W.; Howard, K. A. |
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| Citation Volume: | 96 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | Anatomy of a metamorphic core complex: seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection profiling in southeastern California and western Arizona; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; McCarthy, J.; Larkin, S. P.; Fuis, G. S.; Simpson, R. W.; Howard, K. A. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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