Condensed Geology: Wyoming Mountains [Map] Grand Teton

Wyoming has mountians that originate from different kinds of tectonic processes.

Story.

Figure 1
Figure 1

Normal Fault. Crust extension creates a steep fault; one side slides up, another down. Example: Teton Range.

 

Figure 2
Figure 2

Thick-skinned Compression. Crust compression pops up a block along a pair of steep faults. Example: Wind River Range.

 

Figure 3
Figure 3

Thin-skinned Compression. Crust compression creates a stack of slabs sliding along oblique faults. Example: Hoback Range.

 

Figure 4
Figure 4

Volcanic. Erupted and eroded volcanos. Example: Absaroka Range.

 

References.

David R. Lageson, Darwin R. Spearing Roadside Geology of Wyoming (Roadside Geology Series) Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1991, ISBN: 0-87842-216-1

Attribution.

© November 26, 2014, Yuri Wolf / YuriKira.com

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