Award Date
5-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Geoscience
Department
Geoscience
First Committee Member
Andrew Hanson, Chair
Second Committee Member
Wanda Taylor
Third Committee Member
Matthew Lachniet
Fourth Committee Member
Terry Spell
Graduate Faculty Representative
Andrew Andres
Number of Pages
288
Abstract
The Late Neogene Muddy Creek Formation (MCF), exposed in the vicinity of Lake Mead in southern Nevada, represents the youngest widespread Cenozoic sedimentary sequence in the region and is the focus of this study. Historically, the MCF has been largely ignored, with limited previous studies providing only regional-scale constraint on the age, stratigraphy, and mode of deposition for the formation; resulting in a data gap for our understanding of the Late Cenozoic tectonic and sedimentological evolution of southern Nevada.
Keywords
Cenozoic Geologic Period; Cenozoic sedimentary sequence; Earth sciences; Geology; Stratigraphic; Geology; Structural; Muddy creek formation; Neogene Geologic Period; Neogene tectonics; Nevada; Sedimentation; Sedimentation and deposition
Disciplines
Earth Sciences | Sedimentology | Stratigraphy | Tectonics and Structure
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Plate 2.1
Munteandissertation_Plate_4-1.pdf (23687 kB)
Plate 4.1
Repository Citation
Muntean, Thomas William, "Muddy Creek Formation: A Record of Late Neogene Tectonics and Sedimentation in Southern Nevada" (2012). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 1522.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/4306204
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