Geology of the Lake Mead region: An overview
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Abstract
The Lake Mead region contains major Miocene disruptions of structures formed during Mesozoic tectonic shortening. Erosion by the Colorado River and its tributaries has produced exceptional exposures of diverse structures and basin deposits recording the disruptions. Here we provide an overview of the results of studies of these features that started in earnest in 1934 when Chester Longwell began assessing the geology of the reservoir floor prior to impoundment of Lake Mead. The analysis was reinvigorated in the 1970s and early 1980s with geological mapping and structural and stratigraphic studies by Ernie Anderson and Bob Bohannon, as well as geochemical and volcanological studies by Gene Smith and his students, and has culminated in numerous subsequent studies.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Geology of the Lake Mead region: An overview |
| DOI | 10.1130/2010.2463(01) |
| Volume | 463 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | 28 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Miocene tectonics of the Lake Mead Region, central basin and range |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 28 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, Nevada, Utah |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Mead region |
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