|
Alarcon Basin
The Alarcon Basin is a submarine depression located on the seabed at the southern end of the Gulf of California. The basin results from the activity of the southernmost spreading center in the Gulf. This spreading center has also produced the southernmost oceanic rift in the Gulf of California Rift Zone, the Alarcon Rise. The basin and rise are linked to the Tamayo Fault to the south, and the Pescadero Fault in the north. References ''Continent-Ocean Transition Across the Alarcon Basin, Gulf of California from Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data'', Sutherland et al (2003) {{Central America plates Geology of Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of California Rift Zone
The Gulf of California Rift Zone (GCRZ) is the northernmost extension of the East Pacific Rise which extends some from the mouth of the Gulf of California to the southern terminus of the San Andreas Fault at the Salton Sink. The GCRZ is an incipient rift zone akin to the Red Sea Rift. In the GCRZ continental crust originally associated with the North American Plate has been pulled apart by tectonic forces and is being replaced by newly formed oceanic crust and seafloor spreading. The rifting has resulted in the transfer of the Baja California Peninsula to the Pacific Plate. List of GCRZ transform faults From north to south: * Imperial Fault Zone * Cerro Prieto Fault * Ballenas Fault * Partida Fault * San Lorenzo Fault * Guaymas Fault * Carmen Fault * Farallon Fault * Atl Fault * Pescadero Fault * Tamayo Fault List of GCRZ rift basins From north to south: * Brawley Seismic Zone * Cerro Prieto * Wagner Basin * Consag Basin * Adair-Tepoca Basin * Tiburon Basin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamayo Fault
The Tamayo Fault is a major right lateral-moving transform fault located on the seabed at the mouth of the Gulf of California. The fault is the southernmost transform in the Gulf of California Rift Zone. The fault links the Rivera Ridge segment of the East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid-ocean rise (termed an oceanic rise and not a mid-ocean ridge due to its higher rate of spreading that results in less elevation increase and more regular terrain), a divergent tectonic plate boundary located alon ... in the south with the Alarcon Basin in the north. References ''The Tamayo transform fault in the mouth of the Gulf of California'', Kastens et al (1979)''Tectonics at the Intersection of the East Pacific Rise with Tamayo Transform Fault'', Gallo et al (1983) Geology of Mexico Strike-slip faults Gulf of California Seismic faults of Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pescadero Fault
The Pescadero Fault is a right lateral-moving transform fault located on the seafloor of the southern Gulf of California. It links the Pescadero Basin to the north with the Alarcon Basin to the south. All these features are part of the Gulf of California Rift Zone, the northern extension of the East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid-ocean rise (termed an oceanic rise and not a mid-ocean ridge due to its higher rate of spreading that results in less elevation increase and more regular terrain), a divergent tectonic plate boundary located alon .... References A history of continental rifting at the mouth of the Gulf of California, Ness and Lyle (1981) {{Central America plates Geology of Mexico Seismic faults of Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |