The geology and mechanics of formation of the Fort Rock Dome, Yavapai County, Arizona
January 1, 1996
The Fort Rock Dome, a craterlike structure in northern Arizona, is the erosional product of a circular domal uplift associated with a Precambrian shear zone exposed within the crater and with Tertiary volcanism. A section of Precambrian to Quaternary rocks is described, and two Tertiary units, the Crater Pasture Formation and the Fort Rock Creek Rhyodacite, are named. A mathematical model of the doming process is developed that is consistent with the history of the Fort Rock Dome.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Title | The geology and mechanics of formation of the Fort Rock Dome, Yavapai County, Arizona |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1266 |
| Authors | Gary S. Fuis |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Professional Paper |
| Series Number | 1266 |
| Index ID | pp1266 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |