Structural reconnaissance of lower-plate rocks along the Catalina-Rincon range front, Pima County, Arizona

Force ER. 2002. Structural reconnaissance of lower-plate rocks along the Catalina-Rincon range front, Pima County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey. Tucson, AZ

The Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains of southeastern Arizona were seminal in the development of the concept of the metamorphic core complexes. Intention of this study was to broadly summarize the geology of lower-plate (below the detachment) rocks in the Catalina-Rincon Range areas.

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Force, Eric
Date of Issue
2002-04
Publisher
Arizona Geological Survey
Units
SAGU
Keywords
chloritic breccia, detachment fault, gneiss, metamorphic core complex, mylonitic rocks, Rincon Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains
Subjects
NPS.gov Subject Site: Geology

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