An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation

Keith Brindley Ketner; Warren C. Day; Maya Elrick; Myra K. Vaag; Robert A. Zimmerman; Lawrence W. Snee; Richard W. Saltus; John E. Repetski; Bruce R. Wardlaw; Michael E. Taylor; Anita G. Harris

doi:10.3133/pp1593

An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation

Professional Paper 1593

By: Keith Brindley Ketner, Warren C. Day, Maya Elrick, Myra K. Vaag, Robert A. Zimmerman, Lawrence W. Snee, Richard W. Saltus, John E. Repetski, Bruce R. Wardlaw, Michael E. Taylor, and Anita G. Harris

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Abstract

Seven kinds of fault-bounded tracts are described. One of the tracts provides a good example of Mesozoic contractional folding and faulting; six exemplify various aspects of Miocene extensional faulting. Massive landslide deposits resulting from Tertiary faulting are described. Mesozoic intrusive rocks and extensive exposures of Miocene volcanic rocks are described and dated. The age ranges of stratigraphic units were based on numerous conodont collections, and ages of igneous rocks were determined by argon/argon and fission-track methods. The geologic complexity of the Goshute-Toano Range provides opportunities for many additional productive structural studies.

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Ketner, K., Day, W.C., Elrick, M., Vaag, M.K., Zimmerman, R.A., Snee, L., Saltus, R.W., Repetski, J.E., Wardlaw, B.R., Taylor, M., and Harris, A.G., 1998, An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1593, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1593.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation
Series title	Professional Paper
Series number	1593
DOI	10.3133/pp1593
Year Published	1998
Language	ENGLISH
Publisher	U.S. G.P.O. ; For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services,
Description	12 p.