COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Magnitude, Timing, and Paleogeo- graphic Significance of Mesozoic Compression and Cenozoic Extension in the Central Mojave Desert, California

莫哈韦沙漠在模型中占有重要地位 美国西南部的地质演化 在中生代和第三纪。 这些模型已经 难以测试，因为中新生代的性质 对莫哈韦地块的变形知之甚少。 这项工作，在 与犹他州大学的工作人员合作， 堪萨斯大学，将解决的程度，运动学和 在莫哈韦的三个地方变形的时间- Cronese Hills，Alvord Mountain和Waterman Hills。 结果将 有助于提供对中生代挤压和新生代挤压的限制 在这个地区的延伸。

The Mojave Desert occupies an important position in models for the geologic evolution of the southwestern United States during the Mesozoic and Tertiary. These models have been difficult to test because the nature of Mesozoic and Cenozoic deformation of the Mojave block is poorly known. This work, in collaboration with workers at the University Utah and the University of Kansas, will address the extent, kinematics and timing of deformation at three localities in the Mojave - the Cronese Hills, Alvord Mountain and Waterman Hills. Results will help provide constraints on Mesozoic compression and Cenozoic extension in this region.