Cenozoic Tectonic Transitions and Lithospheric Evolution Along the Colorado Plateau- Basin and Range Boundary in Central Arizona

9417901雷诺这个项目是一项跨越科罗拉多州、高原盆地和山脉边界的新生代地壳和岩石圈演化的跨学科研究。将评估这一主要构造边界上地壳和岩石圈厚度的横向变化，以及它们与大陆地壳伸展的关系。将研究两个横断面：地质填图和构造地质学；沉积学、地层学和裂变径迹分析；以及火山、岩石学和地球化学分析。这一结果将提供大陆伸展过程的洞察，并将与其他许多其他伸展构造体制直接相关。

9417901 Reynolds This project is an interdisciplinary study of the Cenozoic evolution of the crust and lithosphere across the Colorado, Plateau-Basin and Range boundary. Lateral changes in crustal and lithospheric thickness across this major tectonic boundary, and their relationship to the extension of continental crust, will be assessed. Two transects will be studied by: geologic mapping and structural geology; sedimentological, stratigraphic and fission track analysis; and volcanic, petrologic and geochemical analyses. The results will provide insight into continental extensional processes and will have direct relevance to many other extensional tectonic regimes elsewhere.