Maria Fold and Thrust Belt

Maria Fold and Thrust Belt

The Maria Fold and Thrust Belt is a series of mountain ranges in southeastern California and western Arizona that is geologically characterized by geologic structures that trend differently than it the rest of the Cordillera and Basin and Range Province. In particular, they exhibit roughly North-South to Northwest-Southeast vergent compression, and East-West to Northeast-Southwest vergent extension.


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