This research will integrate the fields of magnetostratigraphy, sedimentology, biostratigraphy and structural geology to analyze a latest Cretaceous to early Tertiary sedimentary basin, here termed the Axhandle Basin, that developed atop an active thrust sheet in central Utah. The analysis will define the geometry, sedimentation patterns and sedimentation rates of the basin during the time that shortening occurred on the underlying thrust system. As a result, the timing and shortening history of the thrust system may be interpreted and compared with similarly well dated tectonic analyogues such as those in the Tertiary of the Himalaya and Pyrenees. Understanding the tectonics and sedimentation of such basins will aid the search for hydrocarbon resources.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
8904835
Program Officer
Jonathan H. Fink
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1989-07-01
Budget End
1992-06-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
$31,100
Indirect Cost
Name
New Mexico State University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Las Cruces
State
NM
Country
United States
Zip Code
88003