Gravity-sliding structures in Cretaceous Tertiary rocks in north-central Sonora, Mexico —regional significance

  • José Luis Rodríguez-Castañeda Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 1039, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
Keywords: Tectonics, gravity-sliding structures, Cretaceous, Sonora, Mexico.

Abstract

The Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary tectonic setting in north-central Sonora has been characterized by compressional structures. This study proposes a northeast extensional deformation event typified by thermal uplift, differential vertical movements and associated gravity sliding… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF

Published
2018-12-31
Section
Regular Papers