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Nature of the Wind River thrust, Wyoming, from COCORP deep-reflection data and from gravity data
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Research Article| November 01, 1978 Nature of the Wind River thrust, Wyoming, from COCORP deep-reflection data and from gravity data Scott B. Smithson; Scott B. Smithson 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jon Brewer; Jon Brewer 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S. Kaufman; S. Kaufman 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jack Oliver; Jack Oliver 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Charles Hurich Charles Hurich 2Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Scott B. Smithson 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Jon Brewer 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 S. Kaufman 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Jack Oliver 1Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Charles Hurich 2Department of Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1978) 6 (11): 648–652. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<648:NOTWRT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Scott B. Smithson, Jon Brewer, S. Kaufman, Jack Oliver, Charles Hurich; Nature of the Wind River thrust, Wyoming, from COCORP deep-reflection data and from gravity data. Geology 1978;; 6 (11): 648–652. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<648:NOTWRT>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Critical data for the interpretation of Laramide structure, a major tectonic problem bearing on the formation of the Rocky Mountains, have been obtained by the Consortium for Continental Reflection Profiling (COCORP) in the form of deep crustal seismic-reflection profiles. The Wind River Mountains in Wyoming have been uplifted by the Wind River thrust, which can be traced on COCORP seismic-reflection profiles to at least 24-km depth with an average dip of 30° to 35°. This Laramide uplift is thus the result of extensive horizontal compression with a minimum horizontal displacement of 21 km and a minimum vertical displacement of 13 km. The crust appears to have deformed essentially as a rigid plate. Gravity anomalies across the uplift can be modeled by a thrust, with the same geometry as indicated by the seismic-reflection profiles. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.