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Two-stage opening of the northwestern basin and range in eastern Oregon : evidence from the Miocene Crane basin

Creator:

Milliard, Justin B.

Abstract:

New data are presented that provide evidence for the onset of extensional deformation in the Northwestern Basin and Range within 1 million years after the eruption of the Steens Basalt at 16.5 Ma. New geologic mapping (1:24,000), stratigraphic sections, and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of the Crane Basin rocks provide a control...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Basin Abstract approved: Andrew J. Meigs New data are presented that provide evidence for the