Author : Eric R. Force
Publisher : Center for Mineral Resources
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Geology and Mineral Resources of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Southeastern Arizona by : Eric R. Force
Download or read book Geology and Mineral Resources of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Southeastern Arizona written by Eric R. Force and published by Center for Mineral Resources. This book was released on 1997 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is the most comprehensive treatment available of the geology of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, expanding greatly on classic older descriptions of the southern Catalinas. The study treats the entire range with a cross-sectional emphasis to clarify relations among the mylonitic core-complex aspects to the south, passing northward through voluminous Tertiary granitic rocks and an older deformed and metamorphosed zone into a tilted relic of the Plateau. New rock units such as Precambrian glaciomarine deposits are introduced, and the mineral-resource character and potential of each segment of the range is described. The book includes a full-color 1:48,000 geologic map of an 11 x 48 km transect through the range, oriented to permit reconstruction of the jigsaw puzzle produced by Tertiary crustal stretching. Three other detailed maps and descriptions of key localities make the monograph a self-guided tour through the geologic history of the range.