Southern and Central Mexico: Basement Framework, Tectonic Evolution, and Provenance of Mesozoic–Cenozoic Basins
This volume furthers our understanding of key basins in central and southern Mexico, and establishes links to exhumed sediment source areas in a plausible paleogeographic framework. Authors present new data and models on the relations between Mexican terranes and the assembly and breakup of western equatorial Pangea, plate-tectonic and terrane reconstructions, uplift and exhumation of source areas, the influence of magmatism on sedimentary systems, and the provenance and delivery of sediment to Mesozoic and Cenozoic basins. Additionally, authors establish relationships between basement regions (sediment source) in the areas that supplied sediment to Mesozoic rift basins, Late Cretaceous foreland systems, and Cenozoic basins developed in response to Cordilleran events.
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Mexico: Basement framework and pre-Cretaceous stratigraphyAuthor(s)Uwe C. Martens;Uwe C. MartensCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico, and Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Roberto S. Molina GarzaRoberto S. Molina GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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Petrogenesis of the crystalline basement along the western Gulf of Mexico: Postcollisional magmatism during the formation of PangeaAuthor(s)Henry E. Coombs;Henry E. CoombsSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Andrew C. Kerr;Andrew C. KerrSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:James Pindell;James PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:David Buchs;David BuchsSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Bodo Weber;Bodo WeberDepartamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científca y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860 Ensenada B.C., MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Luigi SolariLuigi SolariCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, 76001 Querétaro, Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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Origin and evolution of the Grenvillian Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico: Hf isotopic and U-Pb geochronologic constraintsAuthor(s)Luigi A. Solari*;Luigi A. Solari*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Santiago de Querétaro 76001, Mexico
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:C. Ortega-Obregón;C. Ortega-ObregónCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Santiago de Querétaro 76001, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;F. Ortega-GutiérrezInstituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico D.F. 04510, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:M. Elías-HerreraM. Elías-HerreraInstituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico D.F. 04510, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
Metamorphic evolution of Proterozoic ultramafic rocks from the Oaxacan Complex (Oaxaca State, southern Mexico): Tectonic implicationsAuthor(s)Laura Culí*;Laura Culí*Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Jesús Solé;Jesús SoléInstituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico, and Laboratorio Nacional de Geoquímica y Mineralogía, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Fernando Ortega-GutiérrezFernando Ortega-GutiérrezInstituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
Stratigraphic correlation chart of Carboniferous–Paleogene rocks of Mexico, adjacent southwestern United States, Central America, and ColombiaAuthor(s)Timothy F. Lawton*;Timothy F. Lawton*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
*Present address: Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78758; email: [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Maria Isabel Sierra-Rojas†;Maria Isabel Sierra-Rojas†Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico†Present address: Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Estación Regional del Noroeste, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Search for other works by this author on:Uwe MartensUwe MartensCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico, and Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Geochronology and correlation of the Todos Santos Group, western Veracruz and eastern Oaxaca States, Mexico: Implications for regional stratigraphic relations and the rift history of the Gulf of MexicoAuthor(s)Roberto S. Molina Garza;Roberto S. Molina GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Timothy F. Lawton*;Timothy F. Lawton*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
*Present address: Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78578, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:José Rafael Barboza Gudiño;José Rafael Barboza GudiñoInstituto de Geología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 5, Zona Universitaria, C.P. 78240 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Maria Isabel Sierra-Rojas;Maria Isabel Sierra-RojasCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico, and Estación Regional del Noroeste (ERNO), Instituto de Geología, UNAM, AP 1039, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Alberto Figueroa Guadarrama;Alberto Figueroa GuadarramaPosgrado, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, 07730 Ciudad de México, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:James PindellJames PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Late Cretaceous–Paleocene transition from calcareous platform to basinal deposition in western Chiapas, Mexico: Opening of the Chiapanecan embaymentAuthor(s)Uwe C. Martens*;Uwe C. Martens*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico, and Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Burton Park, Duncton, West Sussex, GU28 0LH, UK
*E-mail: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Maria Isabel Sierra-RojasMaria Isabel Sierra-RojasCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Querétaro, Mexico, and Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
The Guerrero terrane, a para-autochthonous block on the paleo-Pacific continental margin of North America: Evidence from zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotopesAuthor(s)Berlaine Ortega-Flores*;Berlaine Ortega-Flores*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla No. 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Luigi A. Solari;Luigi A. SolariCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla No. 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Michelangelo Martini;Michelangelo MartiniInstituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Carlos Ortega-ObregónCarlos Ortega-ObregónCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla No. 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
Siliciclastic provenance of the Cenozoic stratigraphic succession in the southern Gulf of Mexico: Insights from U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology and heavy minerals analysisAuthor(s)Alejandro Beltrán-Triviño*;Alejandro Beltrán-Triviño*Geological Institute, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
*Present address: Department of Earth Sciences, EAFIT University, Medellin, 050022, Colombia; e-mail: [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Uwe C. Martens;Uwe C. MartensCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Querétaro, Mexico, and Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Burton Park, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Albrecht von QuadtAlbrecht von QuadtInstitute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Clausiusstrasse 25, 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
Early Cretaceous to Paleogene sandstone provenance and sediment-dispersal systems of the Cuicateco terrane, MexicoAuthor(s)Maria Isabel Sierra-Rojas*;Maria Isabel Sierra-Rojas*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Querétaro, Mexico
*Corresponding author: [email protected]; present address: Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Estación Regional del Noroeste, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
Search for other works by this author on:Timothy F. Lawton;Timothy F. LawtonCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Uwe Martens;Uwe MartensCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Querétaro, Mexico, and Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Burton Park, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Albrecht von Quadt;Albrecht von QuadtGeological Institute, ETH, Clausiusstrasse 25, 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Alejandro Beltrán-Triviño;Alejandro Beltrán-TriviñoGeological Institute, ETH, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Henry Coombs;Henry CoombsSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Daniel F. StockliDaniel F. StockliDepartment of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station C9000, Austin, Texas 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Provenance of the El Salto Formation (early Oligocene to early Miocene), southern part of La Reforma caldera, Baja California Sur, MexicoAuthor(s)Yam Zul Ernesto Ocampo-Díaz*;Yam Zul Ernesto Ocampo-Díaz*Área de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luís de Potosí, Avenida Dr. Manuel Nava No. 8, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, CP 78290, Mexico
*corresponding author e-mail: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Sonia Alejandra Torres-Sánchez;Sonia Alejandra Torres-SánchezÁrea de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luís de Potosí, Avenida Dr. Manuel Nava No. 8, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, CP 78290, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Carita Augustsson;Carita AugustssonDepartment of Energy Resources, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:José Luis Macías;José Luis MacíasInstituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Giovanni Sosa-Ceballos;Giovanni Sosa-CeballosInstituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Guillermo Cisneros-Máximo;Guillermo Cisneros-MáximoInstituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Laura García-Sánchez;Laura García-SánchezPosgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES), Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Susana Osorio-Ocampo;Susana Osorio-OcampoPosgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES), Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Denis-Ramón Avellán;Denis-Ramón AvellánCONACYT - Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro 8701, 58190 Morelia, Michoacán, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Jenny Omma;Jenny OmmaRocktype Limited, 87 Divinity Road, Oxford, OX4 1LN, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Carlos Ortega-Obregón;Carlos Ortega-ObregónCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, 76230 Querétaro, Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Luigi A. Solari;Luigi A. SolariCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, 76230 Querétaro, Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Gerardo González-BarbaGerardo González-BarbaMuseo de Historia Natural, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Carretera al sur Km. 5.5, Colonia El Calandrio, CP 23080, La Paz, Baja California Sur, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
Strontium isotope dating of evaporites and the breakup of the Gulf of Mexico and Proto–Caribbean SeawayAuthor(s)James Pindell;James PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Burton Park, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Bodo Weber;Bodo WeberDepartamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), 107 Carretera Ensenada, Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Wendy Hale-Erlich;Wendy Hale-ErlichCayo Energy, 1007 Deerfield Road, Richmond, Texas 77406, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephen Cossey;Stephen CosseyCossey and Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 1510, Durango, Colorado 81302, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mark Bitter;Mark BitterMarbit Geoconsulting, 14322 Spanish River Lane, Cypress, Texas 77429, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roberto Molina Garza;Roberto Molina GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Rod Graham;Rod GrahamRod Graham Consulting, 125 Thame Road, Warborough, Oxon OX10 7DS, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Robert N. ErlichRobert N. ErlichCayo Energy, 1007 Deerfield Road, Richmond, Texas 77406, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mexican record of circum–Gulf of Mexico Jurassic depositional systems and climateAuthor(s)Roberto S. Molina Garza;Roberto S. Molina GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Timothy F. Lawton*;Timothy F. Lawton*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
*Present address: Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78758, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:Alberto Figueroa Guadarrama;Alberto Figueroa GuadarramaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:James PindellJames PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Thermal history of the crystalline basement from the western and southern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for rifting and later eventsAuthor(s)Diego Villagómez*;Diego Villagómez*Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UK, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:James Pindell;James PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Richard SpikingsRichard SpikingsDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
Cooling and uplift history of the Chiapas Massif and its influence on sedimentation and deformation in the adjacent Sierra de Chiapas BasinAuthor(s)Diego Villagómez*;Diego Villagómez*Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UK, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:James PindellJames PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Late Cretaceous to Eocene denudation history of the Tolimán area, southern Sierra Madre Oriental, central MexicoAuthor(s)Deisy N. Guerrero-Paz;Deisy N. Guerrero-PazInstituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, 89460 Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Fanis Abdullin*;Fanis Abdullin*Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)–Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
*corresponding author: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Berlaine Ortega-Flores;Berlaine Ortega-FloresCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Luigi Solari;Luigi SolariCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Carlos Ortega-Obregón;Carlos Ortega-ObregónCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Edgar Juárez-ArriagaEdgar Juárez-ArriagaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: -
Thermochronology of the southern Mexican margin (Xolapa belt), Acapulco to Puerto Angel: Crustal dynamics of a trench-trench-transform triple junctionAuthor(s)Diego Villagómez*;Diego Villagómez*Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Chestnut House, Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UK, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
*corresponding author: [email protected]
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Seismicity and active faulting associated with the North America–Caribbean plate boundary in Chiapas, Mexico: A reviewAuthor(s)Marco Guzmán-Speziale*;Marco Guzmán-Speziale*Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Javier Meneses-RochaJavier Meneses-RochaIndependent Consultant, Circuito de los Árboles 203, Fraccionamiento Bonanza Premier, Villahermosa, Tabasco 86030, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:
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Definition of tectonic elements in Tehuantepec, southeast Mexico: An integrated geophysical, geochronological, and stratigraphic perspectiveAuthor(s)Roberto S. Molina Garza;Roberto S. Molina GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:James Pindell;James PindellTectonic Analysis Ltd., Duncton, West Sussex GU28 0LH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Henry Coombs;Henry CoombsSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Bodo Weber;Bodo WeberDepartamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, 22860 Ensenada, Baja California, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Tomás Peña AlonsoTomás Peña AlonsoFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 89336 Tampico, Tamaulipas, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on: