Geology of northeastern front of Davis Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorDeFord, Ronald K. (Ronald Kinnison), 1902-1994
dc.creatorWheeler, Joseph Orby
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-24T17:01:14Z
dc.date.available2018-04-24T17:01:14Z
dc.date.issued1956
dc.description.abstractThree sides of a topographic basin bordering the northeastern front of the Davis Mountains are flanked by Tertiary volcanic rocks of the McCutcheon group; on the north are gravel-colored pediments. A large post-McCutcheon, pre-Quaternary block-faulted syncline lies along the eastern margin of the basin. Quaternary landslide aprons and pediment gravels cover most of the basin floor, excepting scattered outcrops of Cretaceous bedrock that range in age from Albian to Senonian. Landslide aprons were formed during the Pleistocene epoch by disintegration of toreva blocks that descended during periods of heavy rainfall. Cliffward rotation during descent produced ready-made stream valleys which were deepened and steepened by incising streams to produce an unstable mountain scarp that led to additional landsliding.en_US
dc.description.departmentEarth and Planetary Sciencesen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2CV4C84P
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/64633
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 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_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subject.lcshGeology--Texas--Jeff Davis County
dc.subject.lcshGeology--Texas--Davis Mountains
dc.titleGeology of northeastern front of Davis Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texasen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentGeological Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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