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Clara Peak, Buckskin Mountain, western Arizona

Clara Peak, Buckskin Mountain, western Arizona

The horizontal Buckskin detachment fault (Miocene) here juxtaposes reddish brown sandstone that makes up Clara Peak with underlying mylonitic gneiss and granite, central Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County. Photo by Jon Spencer. 

Online Resources: Spencer, J.E. and Reynolds, S.J. (eds.), 1989, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Buckskin and Rawhide Mountains, West Central Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Bulletin 198, 272 p. https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/AGSB-1552427346215-773

Scott, R.J., 2004, Geologic maps and cross sections of selected areas in the Rawhide and Buckskin Mountains, La Paz and Mohave counties, Arizona, .v. 1.0: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Map CM-04-D, map scale 1:10,000, 11 p. and 10 map sheets https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/AGCM-1552426976996-391

Photographer: Jon Spencer

Photo Date: circa 2012