Field-trip guide to the Catalina-Rincon metamorphic core complex, Tucson, Arizona
Davis GH, Spencer JE, Gehrels GE. 2019. Field-trip guide to the Catalina-Rincon metamorphic core complex, Tucson, Arizona. Geological Society of America. (Field Guide 55):1-38
Describes field trip stops along the Cactus Loop Drive and other areas within the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park which present ready accessibility for study of the metamorphic core complex of the Catalina Detachment Fault. Mapping, modeling, schematics and photographs accompany text of article. "It is fortunate that SNP (RMD) occupies a metamorphic core complex. The ease of access creates a platform for interpreting geology and tectonics to the broader public. Visitors are drawn here to see exemplary Sonoran Desert flora and fauna, but the bonus is incredible geology and the relationship of this geology to overall ecology and natural history".
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Davis, George; Spencer, Jon; Gehrels, George
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- Cactus Forest Loop Drive, Catalina detachment fault, geology, metamorphic core complex, mylonite, Rincon Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Santa Catalina Mountains