Paired, facing monoclines in the Sanpete-Sevier Valley area, central Utah
Several major monoclines that trend northward through the Sanpete-Sevier Valley area of central Utah are paired and face one another. This pairing of monoclines may have occurred when near-horizontal sedimentary and volcanic strata subsided into voids created as salt was removed from a salt diapir concealed beneath valley fill. Removal was mostly by dissolution or extrusion during Neogene time. The paired monoclines, thus, are viewed as collapse features rather than as normal synclinal folds. -from Author
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1992 |
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Title | Paired, facing monoclines in the Sanpete-Sevier Valley area, central Utah |
Authors | I. J. Witkind |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Mountain Geologist |
Index ID | 70017276 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |