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- Unpublished Report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