Cenozoic stratigraphy of Rim Rock country, Trans-Pecos, Texas
| dc.contributor.advisor | DeFord, Ronald K. (Ronald Kinnison), 1902-1994 | |
| dc.creator | Schulenberg, John Theodore, 1930- | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-23T21:33:56Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-23T21:33:56Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1958-01 | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The Rim Rock country, on the western edge of a vast Trans-Pecos Texas lava field, received thousands of feet of volcanic material during the Tertiary Period. Although pyroclastic rocks predominate, several flow rocks form the most distinctive stratigraphic markers. Dikes, sills, and laccoliths were emplaced following the cessation of extrusive igneous activity. The Vieja Group, comprising the oldest volcanic strata, has been tentatively assigned to the Chadronian Stage (Lower Oligocene). Late Tertiary block-faulting created an intermontane area which subsequently received thick bolson deposits. Recent climatic fluctuations have resulted in the development of gravel-capped terraces along the Rio Grande. | en |
| dc.description.department | Earth and Planetary Sciences | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/11943 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. | en |
| dc.subject | Geology, Stratigraphic--Cenozoic | en |
| dc.subject | Geology--Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.) | en |
| dc.title | Cenozoic stratigraphy of Rim Rock country, Trans-Pecos, Texas | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Geological Sciences | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Geological Sciences | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |