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The Mojave-Sonora Megashear Hypothesis: Development, Assessment, and Alternatives
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Geological Society of America
Volume
393
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Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813723938
Publication date:
January 01, 2005
The Mojave-Sonora Megashear Hypothesis: Development, Assessment, and Alternatives
Author(s): Thomas H. Anderson, Jonathan A. Nourse, James W. McKee, Maureen B. Steiner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE393
ISBN (print): 9780813723938
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2005
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Table of Contents
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Development
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The Mojave-Sonora megashear—Field and analytical studies leading to the conception and evolution of the hypothesisAuthor(s)Thomas H. Anderson;Thomas H. Anderson1Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:Leon T. SilverLeon T. Silver2Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Jurassic rocks in Sonora, Mexico: Relations to the Mojave-Sonora megashear and its inferred northwestward extensionAuthor(s)Thomas H. Anderson;Thomas H. Anderson1Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:José Luis Rodríguez-Castañeda;José Luis Rodríguez-Castañeda2Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 1039, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:Leon T. SilverLeon T. Silver3Division of Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Pull-apart basins at releasing bends of the sinistral Late Jurassic Mojave-Sonora fault systemAuthor(s)Thomas H. Anderson;Thomas H. Anderson1Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan A. NourseJonathan A. Nourse2Geological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Assessment
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Contrasting Proterozoic basement complexes near the truncated margin of Laurentia, northwestern Sonora–Arizona international border regionAuthor(s)Jonathan A. Nourse;Jonathan A. Nourse1Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, USA5janourse@csupomona.edu. Present address, Iriondo: Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, C.P. 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.Search for other works by this author on:Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. Premo2U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alexander Iriondo;Alexander Iriondo3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA, and U.S. Geological Survey, MS 974, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA5janourse@csupomona.edu. Present address, Iriondo: Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, C.P. 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.Search for other works by this author on:Erin R. StahlErin R. Stahl4164 El Camino Way, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Paleoproterozoic Mojave province in northwestern Mexico? Isotopic and U-Pb zircon geochronologic studies of Precambrian and Cambrian crystalline and sedimentary rocks, Caborca, SonoraAuthor(s)G. Lang Farmer;G. Lang Farmer1CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:Samuel A. Bowring;Samuel A. Bowring2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 03319, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jennifer Matzel;Jennifer Matzel2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 03319, USASearch for other works by this author on:Guadalupe Espinosa Maldonado;Guadalupe Espinosa Maldonado3Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:Christopher Fedo;Christopher Fedo4Department of Geology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joe WoodenJoe Wooden5U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 90425, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The crust at northwestern Mexico interpreted from Magsat anomalies: Implications for the existence of the Mojave-Sonora megashearAuthor(s)J.O. Campos-Enríquez;J.O. Campos-Enríquez1Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Institutos s/n Deleg. Coyoacán, 04510 México, D.F., MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:E. Hernández-Quintero;E. Hernández-Quintero1Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Institutos s/n Deleg. Coyoacán, 04510 México, D.F., MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:M. Lozada-ZumaetaM. Lozada-Zumaeta2Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 152, Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacán, 07730 México, D.F., MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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Evidence for Mojave-Sonora megashear—Systematic left-lateral offset of Neoproterozoic to Lower Jurassic strata and facies, western United States and northwestern MexicoAuthor(s)John H. StewartJohn H. Stewart1U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Review of Upper Paleozoic and Lower Mesozoic stratigraphy and depositional environments of central and west Mexico: Constraints on terrane analysis and paleogeographyAuthor(s)Elena Centeno-GarcíaElena Centeno-García1Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F., 04510 MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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New data on the lithostratigraphy, detrital zircon and Nd isotope provenance, and paleogeographic setting of the El Antimonio Group, Sonora, MexicoAuthor(s)Carlos M. González-León;Carlos M. González-León1Instituto de Geología, ERNO, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 1039, Hermosillo, Sonora, México 83000Search for other works by this author on:George D. Stanley, Jr.;George D. Stanley, Jr.2Department of Geology, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:George E. Gehrels;George E. Gehrels3Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elena Centeno-GarcíaElena Centeno-García4Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F. 04510, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lower Mesozoic facies and crosscutting sequence boundaries: Constraints on displacement of the Caborca terraneAuthor(s)John E. Marzolf;John E. Marzolf1Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USASearch for other works by this author on:Thomas H. AndersonThomas H. Anderson2Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Possible Early Triassic location of the Caborca BlockAuthor(s)Maureen B. Steiner;Maureen B. Steiner1Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USASearch for other works by this author on:Oleg Pinos;Oleg Pinos2New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USASearch for other works by this author on:Spencer G. Lucas;Spencer G. Lucas2New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USASearch for other works by this author on:John E. Marzolf;John E. Marzolf3Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Middle Jurassic Topawa Group, Baboquivari Mountains, south-central Arizona: Volcanic and sedimentary record of deep basins within the Jurassic magmatic arcAuthor(s)Gordon B. Haxel;Gordon B. Haxel1U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USASearch for other works by this author on:James E. Wright;James E. Wright2Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nancy R. Riggs;Nancy R. Riggs3Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USASearch for other works by this author on:Richard M. Tosdal;Richard M. Tosdal4Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4Search for other works by this author on:Daniel J. MayDaniel J. May5Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio 45840, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Climatic and tectonic controls on Jurassic intra-arc basins related to northward drift of North AmericaAuthor(s)Cathy J. Busby;Cathy J. Busby1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kari N. Bassett;Kari N. Bassett2Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Maureen B. Steiner;Maureen B. Steiner3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nancy R. RiggsNancy R. Riggs4Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic setting of the Glance Conglomerate along the Sawmill Canyon fault zone, southern Arizona: A sequence analysis of an intra-arc strike-slip basinAuthor(s)Kari N. Bassett;Kari N. Bassett1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Prvt. Bag 4800, Christchurch, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Cathy J. BusbyCathy J. Busby2Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Pre–Late Jurassic, fossil-bearing volcanic and sedimentary red beds of Huizachal Canyon, Tamaulipas, MexicoAuthor(s)David E. Fastovsky;David E. Fastovsky1Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USASearch for other works by this author on:O. Don Hermes;O. Don Hermes1Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nicholas H. Strater;Nicholas H. Strater1Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USASearch for other works by this author on:Samuel A. Bowring;Samuel A. Bowring2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USASearch for other works by this author on:James M. Clark;James M. Clark3Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marisol Montellano;Marisol Montellano4Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 20 D.F., MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:Hernandez R. ReneHernandez R. Rene4Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 20 D.F., MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Taray Formation: Jurassic (?) mélange in northern Mexico—Tectonic implicationsAuthor(s)Thomas H. Anderson;Thomas H. Anderson1Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:Norris W. Jones;Norris W. Jones2Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, USASearch for other works by this author on:James W. McKeeJames W. McKee2Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Pangean reconstruction of the Yucatan Block: Its Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic geologic and tectonic historyAuthor(s)Maureen B. SteinerMaureen B. Steiner1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mesozoic basin formation, mass-gravity sedimentation, and inversion in northeastern Sonora and southeastern ArizonaAuthor(s)James W. McKee;James W. McKee1Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, USA4Current address: 7118 Clow Road, Winneconne, Wisconsin 54986, USA.Search for other works by this author on:Mary Beth McKee;Mary Beth McKee27118 Clow Road, Winneconne, Wisconsin 54986, USASearch for other works by this author on:Thomas H. AndersonThomas H. Anderson3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Reactivation of the San Marcos fault during mid-to-late Tertiary extension, Chihuahua, MexicoAuthor(s)José Jorge Aranda-Gómez;José Jorge Aranda-Gómez1Departamento de Geología Económica, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C., P.O. Box 3-74, San Luis Potosí, SLP, 78216, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:Todd B. Housh;Todd B. Housh2Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on:James F. Luhr;James F. Luhr3Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, USASearch for other works by this author on:Christopher D. Henry;Christopher D. Henry4Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0088, USASearch for other works by this author on:Tim Becker;Tim Becker5Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gabriel Chávez-CabelloGabriel Chávez-Cabello6Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, P.O. Box 1-742, Querétaro, Qro., 76001, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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A reconstruction of late Miocene to Recent transtension in the southwestern United States and northwesternmost MexicoAuthor(s)John A. Dembosky, Jr.;John A. Dembosky, Jr.1Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Space Research Coordination Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA2Present address: Department of Chemistry & Physical Science, Methodist College, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28331, USA; jdembosky@methodist.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Thomas H. AndersonThomas H. Anderson1Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Space Research Coordination Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Alternatives
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Tectonic synthesis of the Ouachita-Marathon-Sonora orogenic margin of southern Laurentia: Stratigraphic and structural implications for timing of deformational events and plate-tectonic modelAuthor(s)Forrest G. Poole;Forrest G. Poole1U.S. Geological Survey, MS-973, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:William J. Perry, Jr.;William J. Perry, Jr.2U.S. Geological Survey, MS-939, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Raul J. Madrid;Raul J. Madrid3Independent Scientist, 155 Kaanapali Drive, Napa, California 94558, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ricardo Amaya-MartínezRicardo Amaya-Martínez4Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, MéxicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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A new reconstruction of the Paleozoic continental margin of southwestern North America: Implications for the nature and timing of continental truncation and the possible role of the Mojave-Sonora megashearAuthor(s)Calvin H. Stevens;Calvin H. Stevens1San Jose State University, Department of Geology, San Jose, California 95192, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul Stone;Paul Stone2U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan S. MillerJonathan S. Miller3San Jose State University, Department of Geology, San Jose, California 95192, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chihuahua trough—A Jurassic pull-apart basinAuthor(s)Walter T. Haenggi;Walter T. Haenggi12007 Tradewinds Drive, Missouri City, Texas 77459, USASearch for other works by this author on:William R. MuehlbergerWilliam R. Muehlberger2Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, Texas 78712-0254, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Northward Laramide thrusting in the Quitovac region, northwestern Sonora, Mexico: Implications for the juxtaposition of Paleoproterozoic basement blocks and the Mojave-Sonora megashear hypothesisAuthor(s)Alexander Iriondo;Alexander Iriondo1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA, and U.S. Geological Survey, MS 974, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA7Present address: Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, C.P. 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, México; iriondo@geociencias.unam.mx.Search for other works by this author on:Luis M. Martínez-Torres;Luis M. Martínez-Torres2Departamento de Geodinámica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Michael J. Kunk;Michael J. Kunk3U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:William W. Atkinson, Jr.;William W. Atkinson, Jr.4Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. Premo5U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:William C. McIntoshWilliam C. McIntosh6New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Isotope provinces in Laramide and mid-Tertiary igneous rocks of northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora) and their relation to basement configurationAuthor(s)Todd B. Housh;Todd B. Housh1Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on:Fred W. McDowellFred W. McDowell1Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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