Tectonics, Geochronology, and Volcanism in the Southern Rocky Mountains and Rio Grande Rift

The fifteen papers inclided in this volume represent decades of research on the tectonic and volcanic history of the Southern Rocky Mountains and the Rio Grande rift of New Mexico and Colorado. Detailed geologic mapping, geophysics, and expanded geochronology datasets provide a complex history of New Mexico and document a complex history of Laramide-age faulting. Authors address the Laramide-age structural development of the Front Range of Colorado and identify previously unrecognized trents in the timing and distribution of latest Eocene to Pliocene volcanism in Colorado and New Mexico. A wealth of new geochronologic data is provided, including hundreds of prevoiusly unpublished dates. Among other things, these dates document the eruptive history of the Ocate volcanic field and provide ages for some of the youngest lava flows in the state of New Mexico.The data in the appendices are provided in a form that allows them to be imported into other programs (including GIS software) for manipulation. The fifteen papers are in PDF format, readable by Adobe Reader 5 or later on either Mac or PC platformsCather, Steven M. is the author of 'Tectonics, Geochronology, and Volcanism in the Southern Rocky Mountains and Rio Grande Rift', published 2004 under ISBN 9781883905217 and ISBN 1883905214.