Implications of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Proterozoic piercing lines for Laramide oblique-slip faulting in New Mexico and rotation of the Colorado Plateau: Discussion and reply

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Research Article| May 01, 2000 Implications of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Proterozoic piercing lines for Laramide oblique-slip faulting in New Mexico and rotation of the Colorado Plateau: Discussion and reply: Discussion Spencer G. Lucas; Spencer G. Lucas 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Orin J. Anderson; Orin J. Anderson 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruce A. Black Bruce A. Black 2206 West 38th Street, Farmington, New Mexico 87401, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (2000) 112 (5): 789–790. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<789:IOJCAP>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 08 Jul 1999 rev-recd: 28 Oct 1999 accepted: 03 Dec 1999 first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Spencer G. Lucas, Orin J. Anderson, Bruce A. Black; Implications of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Proterozoic piercing lines for Laramide oblique-slip faulting in New Mexico and rotation of the Colorado Plateau: Discussion and reply: Discussion. GSA Bulletin 2000;; 112 (5): 789–790. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<789:IOJCAP>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Cather (1999) reevaluated piercing lines created by depositional pinch-outs and truncations of Jurassic-Cretaceous strata across the Rio Grande rift to conclude that a minimal dextral offset of 85 km of these rocks postdates their deposition. His graphical depiction of the data and analysis of depositional trends and isopachs differ substantially from those of previous workers. These differences stem primarily from: (1) selective use of part of, not the entire, database; (2) drawing trend lines on the basis of one data point; and (3) mistaken interpretation of data points. To illustrate this, we reanalyze two Cretaceous shoreline trends presented by Cather,... You do not currently have access to this article.