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College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences

Tertiary Paleomap

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Dr. Ron Blakey's paleogeographic reconstruction of the western U.S.  The land is extending to the west creating the basin and range topography across Utah and Nevada.  In addition, small volcanoes erupted as the crust thinned and magma found its way up through fault zones.

Wasatch Fault Menu

Home Page
Introduction
Tertiary Paleomap
Fault Scarp
Fault from Space
Basin and Range
Wasatch Fault and BYU
Wasatch Fault Animation
Tertiary Tectonics
Extension Clay Animation
Geologic Map