4 Geologic History of Texas The Making of
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#4 Geologic History of Texas: The Making of Texas Over 1. 5 Billion Years Dr. Richard Kyle March 24, 2000 Produced by and for Hot Science - Cool Talks by the Environmental Science Institute. We request that the use of these materials include an acknowledgement of the presenter and Hot Science - Cool Talks by the Environmental Science Institute at UT Austin. We hope you find these materials educational and enjoyable.
Geologic History of Texas: The Making of Texas over 1. 5 Billion Years J. Richard Kyle Department of Geological Sciences The University of Texas at Austin
Acknowledgments I am grateful to many individuals who have contributed to my understanding of the geologic history of Texas, particularly present and former colleagues at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Geological Sciences, the Bureau of Economic Geology, the Institute for Geophysics, and the Texas Memorial Museum. These individuals and institutions have contributed many of the illustrative materials contained in this CD-ROM. The presentation contained herein was made by J. Richard Kyle and is intended for educational purposes only. Any use of this work, partial or complete, must cite J. Richard Kyle and this Outreach Lecture Series Volume 4. No portion of this product may be reproduced or distributed in any form. March 2000
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7. Geologic time scale – major Texas events
Geologic Time Principles 8. Geologic Time Principles Several geologic principles are fundamental to using the rock record to interpret processes. Original Horizontality: Most rocks that form at the Earth's surface are deposited in essentially horizontal layers. Therefore, when layered rocks are not horizontal, they probably have been affected by postdepositional processes such as a tectonic event. Superposition: When layered rocks are formed, they are deposited in an orderly sequence with the oldest being at the base of the sequence and the strata becoming progressively younger upward. Therefore when a sequence of rocks differs from the predicted sequence, or layers are missing, then an explanation for the cause of these differences is required. Cross-cutting Relationships: Features such as faults or igneous intrusions generally cross-cut or affect all rocks that were present locally at the time of the faulting or intrusive event. Uniformitarianism: Present Earth processes are useful in understanding the types and rates of processes that have affected the Earth during past periods of geologic history.
Central Texas roadcut
Llano stratigraphic column
Time Interpretation Based on Llano Stratigraphic Column Llano rocks D B C A Geologic Time Erosion 0 Ma D Mesozoic Erosion 200 C Erosion 400 Paleozoic B 600 Erosion 800 1000 A Proterozoic 1200 1400
Central Texas geologic map
Deformed metamorphic rocks cut by granite dike Intrusive dike crosscutting folded metamorphic rocks.
Enchanted Rock
Granite slabs
Tectonic Model for the Precambrian History of the Llano Region
Tibet Plateau Himalayas India
Late Proterozoic Position of Texas
Precambrian – Paleozoic time chart
Complex topography on Enchanted Rock
Great Barrier Reef, eastern Australia Tree Covered Island Bird
PLATES Lower Paleozoic reconstruction
Lower Paleozoic life panorama
Marathon map Marathon Uplift
Marathon exposures Flat-lying Cretaceous Limestones Dip direction Haymond Formation
Caballos Novaculite aerial exposures
Marathon tectonic evolution
New Guinea
PLATES Late Paleozoic
Ouachita Orogeny and Formation of the Permian Basin
Delaware Basin
Delaware Basin Section
El Capitan Reef
Permian Basin filling by Evaporites OPEN OCEAN
Evaporation
Potash-bearing salt at Carlsbad
Mesozoic – Cenozoic time chart
PLATES Early Mesozoic
Rifting and Formation of the Gulf of Mexico Basin
Death Valley, California Volcano Salt Lake
Gulf of Mexico – Pacific Connection
Distribution of northern Gulf of Mexico Salt Diapirs
East Texas Basin Salt Structures
Salt in a Salt Dome Mine
Distribution of Cretaceous Limestones
Cretaceous Limestone Exposures along the Colorado River in Austin
Cretaceous Volcanoes in Central and South Texas Pilot Knob Uvalde area
Hawaii volcano
Cretaceous Interior Seaway
West Texas Cretaceous Stratigraphy
Formation of the Rocky Mountains Clean up
Mesozoic Life – Dinosaurs
PLATES End Cretaceous Asteroid Impact
Subduction off the Western Coast of Southern North America
Mid-Tertiary Volcanic Field
Explosive Volcanic Eruption
Bofecillos Mountains ignimbrites
West Texas caldera field
Laccolith Formation Corazones Peaks (laccoliths)
Solitario
Gulf Coast sedimentary sequence
Louisiana Bayou
Tertiary Lignite Deposits in East Texas
Gulf of Mexico Shoreline since the Cretaceous
Ogallala Formation OGALLALA FORMATION
Pecos River Headward Erosion
Rifting in West Texas and New Mexico
Salt Basin Guadalupe Peak (8, 749 feet) El Capitan
Cave Decoration at Carlsbad
Late Cenozoic Life
Ice Ages
Barrier island development
Texas Coastal Bend Brazos River Delta Mississippi River Delta Corpus Christi Bay Barrier Island Gulf of Mexico
Padre Island
Conclusion: Conclusion The geologic history of Texas is recorded in rocks that are exposed throughout the state and fill sedimentary basins. These rocks document more than a billion years of change. Those changes include the building and erosion of major mountain ranges, explosive volcanoes, strong earthquakes, vast deserts, evaporating salt basins, tropical forests, river and delta systems, tropical seas and barrier reefs, and beaches and barrier islands. Erosion of highlands filled subsiding sedimentary basins and adjacent continental margins. Colliding plates deformed, metamorphosed, and uplifted these materials to continue the rock cycle. Texas' abundant and varied mineral resources are products of these geologic events.
Professor Richard Kyle is the Third C. E. Yager Professor of Geology at The University of Texas at Austin. He received a Ph. D. from the University of Western Ontario and worked as a minerals exploration geologist for several companies prior to joining the UT faculty in 1978. Kyle is the author of more than 75 publications, including writing or editing six books. His research contributions have been recognized by awards from regional and national professional societies. Professor Kyle is the Editor of Ore Geology Reviews, an international economic geology journal. His teaching responsibilities and research interests include Texas geology, ore deposits geology and geochemistry, minerals exploration, industrial minerals, and multimedia approaches to geoscience education. He has received departmental and college awards for teaching, program development, and student advising. Since 1988, Kyle has taught a nonmajors course on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Texas.
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