Mesozoic-Cenozoic burial, uplift, and erosion history of the west-central Colorado Plateau

Research Article| June 01, 1994 Mesozoic-Cenozoic burial, uplift, and erosion history of the west-central Colorado Plateau Trevor A. Dumitru; Trevor A. Dumitru 1Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ian R. Duddy; Ian R. Duddy 2Geotrack International Proprietary Limited, P.O. Box 4120, Melbourne University, Victoria 3052, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul F. Green Paul F. Green 2Geotrack International Proprietary Limited, P.O. Box 4120, Melbourne University, Victoria 3052, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Trevor A. Dumitru 1Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Ian R. Duddy 2Geotrack International Proprietary Limited, P.O. Box 4120, Melbourne University, Victoria 3052, Australia Paul F. Green 2Geotrack International Proprietary Limited, P.O. Box 4120, Melbourne University, Victoria 3052, Australia Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (6): 499–502. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0499:MCBUAE>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Trevor A. Dumitru, Ian R. Duddy, Paul F. Green; Mesozoic-Cenozoic burial, uplift, and erosion history of the west-central Colorado Plateau. Geology 1994;; 22 (6): 499–502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0499:MCBUAE>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Apatite fission-track data show that Permian strata forming the Colorado Plateau surface at the Grand Canyon underwent burial temperatures of ∼90-100 °C in the Late Cretaceous, indicating that ∼2.7-4.5 km of Mesozoic strata covered the area at that time. This is similar to the ∼2.5-3.5 km thickness of Mesozoic section preserved to the north in southern Utah and confirms that those strata once extended south over a much broader area of the Colorado Plateau. Cooling from maximum burial temperatures began about 75 Ma, indicating that Laramide-age erosion removed ∼1.3-4.5 km of Mesozoic strata from the area. This erosion was probably caused by topographic relief created by Laramide reactivation of monoclines and reverse faults. Permian strata in the Waterpocket monocline in southern Utah underwent burial temperatures of ∼90 °C in the Late Cretaceous, consistent with the idea that the Permian to Upper Cretaceous section exposed in the monocline formerly extended south over the Grand Canyon region. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.