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Paleozoic tectonic domains of Nevada: An interpretive discussion to accompany the geologic map of Nevada

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View larger version (33K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Extent of lower Paleozoic Shelf domain with outcrops shown. Refer to Crafford (2007) for detailed explanation of geologic units.

View larger version (41K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Lower Paleozoic Shelf, Slope, and Basin domains. Outcrop of Lower Paleozoic Shelf domain shown. Locations mentioned in text.

View larger version (31K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Extent of Slope domain and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domain. Outcrop of Slope domain shown. Locations mentioned in text.

View larger version (36K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. Slope, Basin, Shelf, and Foreland Basin domains. Outcrop of Slope domain shown.

View larger version (34K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 5. Extent of Basin domain with Slope and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domains. Outcrop of Basin domain shown.

View larger version (37K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 6. Extent of Nolan Belt with Basin, Slope, and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domains. Outcrop of Nolan Belt shown. Question mark means domain assignment is uncertain. Places mentioned in text.

View larger version (39K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 7. Golconda terrane shown with Nolan Belt, Basin, Slope, and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domains. Outcrop of Nolan Belt shown. Question mark means domain assignment is uncertain. Places mentioned in text.

View larger version (37K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 8. Extent of Dutch Flat domain shown with Nolan Belt, Basin, Slope, and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domains. Outcrop of Dutch Flat terrane shown. Places mentioned in text.

View larger version (35K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 9. Extent of Foreland Basin domain shown with Slope and Lower Paleozoic Shelf domains. Outcrop of Foreland Basin domain shown.

View larger version (40K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 10. Extent of Antler Overlap domain shown with Dutch Flat domain, Nolan Belt, Basin, Slope, Lower Paleozoic Shelf, and Foreland Basin domains. Outcrop of Antler Overlap domain shown with places mentioned in text.

View larger version (30K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 11. Extent of Golconda and Black Rock-Jackson domains shown with Antler Overlap and Nolan Belt domains. Outcrops of Golconda and Black Rock-Jackson terranes shown with places mentioned in text. The outcrops of the Home Ranch subterrane are those shown in gray in the far northern Independence Mountains, the Hot Springs Range, the Osgood Mountains, and the northwesternmost outcrops in the East Range.

View larger version (31K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 12. Extent of Mesozoic terranes and assemblages shown with outcrop.

View larger version (47K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 13. All domains shown with Mesozoic strike-slip faulting and proposed truncation.