Mid-Cenozoic volcano-tectonic troughs in central Nevada

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Research Article| February 01, 1979 Mid-Cenozoic volcano-tectonic troughs in central Nevada DENNIS B. BURKE; DENNIS B. BURKE 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar EDWIN H. McKEE EDWIN H. McKEE 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information DENNIS B. BURKE 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 EDWIN H. McKEE 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1979) 90 (2): 181–184. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1979)90<181:MVTICN>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation DENNIS B. BURKE, EDWIN H. McKEE; Mid-Cenozoic volcano-tectonic troughs in central Nevada. GSA Bulletin 1979;; 90 (2): 181–184. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1979)90<181:MVTICN>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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Two large east-west—elongate, fault-bounded troughs were sites of intense rhyolitic to andesitic volcanism and coeval faulting in the central part of the Great Basin during Oligocene and early Miocene time. The orientation and age of these volcano-tectonic features fit within a regional pattern of south-southwest migration of calc-alkalic volcanism that lasted from 42 to 18 m.y. ago. The troughs and many smaller calderas predate crustal extension from Basin and Range faulting, which began subsequent to the migration of calc-alkalic activity in middle Miocene time. 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.