Sedimentary Record of Extensional Tectonics: Mid-Tertiary Strata of the Colorado River Region, California and Arizona

同伸展沉积矿床提供了重要的 记录了地球表面对地壳拉伸的反应。 这 该项目将使用的同伸展沉积岩的 科罗拉多河延伸走廊评价三个最近 拆离（伸展）断层演化的建议模型，以及 以确定该地区的断层分离和古地理。 这些结果将对大陆的发展产生重要影响。 伸展构造

Synextensional sedimentary deposits provide an important record of the Earth's surface response to crustal stretching. This project will use the synextensional sedimentary rocks of the Colorado River extensional corridor to evaluate three recently proposed models for detachment (extensional) fault evolution, and to determine fault separation and paleogeography of the region. The results will have important implications for continental extensional tectonics.