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Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeophysicsCrustal GeophysicsTectonicsTectonophysicsFault MechanicsFault Zone StructurePlate TectonicsRegional TectonicsRift StructuresRift TectonicsCrust MorphologyMagmatism In Rift SystemsRift EvolutionRift FaultingRift Margin ArchitectureRift TopographyRift-related FaultingUpper Mantle Structure
Topics and ideas addressed include: (1) the regional extent of the Rio Grande rift; (2) the structure of the crust and upper mantle; (3) whether the evidence for an axile dike in the lower crust is compelling; (4) the nature of faulting and extension in the crust; and (5) the structural and magmatic development of the rift. 88 references, 5 figures.