Late Miocene reactivation of Ancestral Rocky Mountain structures in the Texas Panhandle: A response to Basin and Range extension

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Research Article| February 01, 1987 Late Miocene reactivation of Ancestral Rocky Mountain structures in the Texas Panhandle: A response to Basin and Range extension Roy T. Budnik Roy T. Budnik 1Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, University Station Box X, Austin, Texas 78713 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Roy T. Budnik 1Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, University Station Box X, Austin, Texas 78713 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1987) 15 (2): 163–166. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<163:LMROAR>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Roy T. Budnik; Late Miocene reactivation of Ancestral Rocky Mountain structures in the Texas Panhandle: A response to Basin and Range extension. Geology 1987;; 15 (2): 163–166. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<163:LMROAR>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Structural and stratigraphic evidence from the Ogallala Formation (Neogene) documents late Miocene tectonic activity within the Great Plains. Field and subsurface studies in the Texas Panhandle indicate that parts of the Amarillo uplift, a major element of the Pennsylvanian Ancestral Rocky Mountains, were elevated as much as 150 m during initial deposition of the Ogallala Formation. Reactivation of these basement structures occurred in response to Basin and Range extension and opening of the Rio Grande rift in central New Mexico and Colorado. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.