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An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation

April 1, 1998

Seven kinds of fault-bounded tracts are described. One of the tracts provides a good example of Mesozoic contractional folding and faulting; six exemplify various aspects of Miocene extensional faulting. Massive landslide deposits resulting from Tertiary faulting are described. Mesozoic intrusive rocks and extensive exposures of Miocene volcanic rocks are described and dated. The age ranges of stratigraphic units were based on numerous conodont collections, and ages of igneous rocks were determined by argon/argon and fission-track methods. The geologic complexity of the Goshute-Toano Range provides opportunities for many additional productive structural studies.

Publication Year 1998
Title An outline of tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic events in the Goshute-Toano Range between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada; a history of superposed contractional and extensional deformation
DOI 10.3133/pp1593
Authors Keith Brindley Ketner, Warren C. Day, Maya Elrick, Myra K. Vaag, Robert A. Zimmerman, Lawrence W. Snee, Richard W. Saltus, John E. Repetski, Bruce R. Wardlaw, Michael E. Taylor, Anita G. Harris
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Professional Paper
Series Number 1593
Index ID pp1593
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse