Evidence for an upper mantle low velocity zone beneath the southern Basin and Range-Colorado Plateau transition zone
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Abstract
A 370-km-long seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection profile recorded during the Pacific to Arizona Crustal Experiment (PACE) detected an upper mantle P-wave low-velocity zone (LVZ) in the depth range 40 to 55 km beneath the Basin and Range in southern Arizona. Interpretation of seismic data places constraints on the sub-crustal lithosphere of the southern Basin and Range Province, which is important in light of the active tectonics of the region and the unknown role of the sub-crustal lithosphere in the development of the western United States. Forward travel time and synthetic seismogram techniques are used to model this shallow upper mantle LVZ. Modeling results show that the LVZ is defined by a 5% velocity decrease relative to a Pn velocity of 7.95 km s−1, suggesting either a ∼3–5% mafic partial melt or high-temperature, sub-solidus peridotite.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Evidence for an upper mantle low velocity zone beneath the southern Basin and Range-Colorado Plateau transition zone |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/93GL01660 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 509 |
| Last page | 512 |
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