The Canelo Hills are underlain by northwest strikingfolded and faultedPermiansedimentary rocks and Jurassic–Triassicvolcanic rocks. The southwest margin extending toward the Patagonias is underlain by Cretaceous–Eocene volcanics.[1] The southern end of the Canelo Hills contain evidence for a volcanic caldera, the Parker Canyon Caldera. This caldera is mapped as a kidney shaped feature stretching from just north of Canelo Pass some 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast into the Huachucas and underlying the eastern portion of the San Rafael Valley.[2] The Jurassic volcanics in the area consist of rhyolite welded tuff containing large exotic blocks of limestone, quartzite and other rock types interpreted as "intercaldera megabreccia lenses".[2]
^Mark W. Bultman, 1999, Geometry, Structure, and Concealed Lithology of the San Rafael Basin, Southeastern Arizona, USGS Open-File Report 99-399
^ abHouser, B. B., et al., Historic Mining Camps of Southeastern Arizona: a Road Log with Geologic and Historic Highlights, in USGS Researches on Mineral Resources – 1994 Part B Guidebook for Field Trips, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1103–B p. 26 (map) & pp. 46–47
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canelo Hills
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canelo Pass (Gap)
canelo, hills, range, mountains, hills, eastern, santa, cruz, county, arizona, range, consists, series, northwest, southeast, trending, ridges, extending, from, sonoita, creek, valley, southwest, sonoita, parker, canyon, lake, area, southwest, cochise, county,. The Canelo Hills are a range of low mountains or hills in eastern Santa Cruz County Arizona The range consists of a series of northwest southeast trending ridges extending from the Sonoita Creek valley southwest of Sonoita to the Parker Canyon Lake area in southwest Cochise County Arizona The Canelo Hills merge with the Huachuca Mountains to the southeast The San Rafael Valley lies to the southwest of the range and the Patagonia Mountains lie to the west across the Harshaw Creek valley The Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve and the ghost town of Canelo Arizona are located on the eastern side of the hills Looking Northeast over the East side of the Canelo Hills with the Huachuca Mountains to the East Contents 1 Geology 2 See also 3 Picture gallery 4 ReferencesGeology edit nbsp Canelo Hills during Monsoon The Canelo Hills are underlain by northwest striking folded and faulted Permian sedimentary rocks and Jurassic Triassic volcanic rocks The southwest margin extending toward the Patagonias is underlain by Cretaceous Eocene volcanics 1 The southern end of the Canelo Hills contain evidence for a volcanic caldera the Parker Canyon Caldera This caldera is mapped as a kidney shaped feature stretching from just north of Canelo Pass some 15 miles 24 km to the southeast into the Huachucas and underlying the eastern portion of the San Rafael Valley 2 The Jurassic volcanics in the area consist of rhyolite welded tuff containing large exotic blocks of limestone quartzite and other rock types interpreted as intercaldera megabreccia lenses 2 See also edit nbsp Arizona portal nbsp Mountains portal Cienega CreekPicture gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit Mark W Bultman 1999 Geometry Structure and Concealed Lithology of the San Rafael Basin Southeastern Arizona USGS Open File Report 99 399 a b Houser B B et al Historic Mining Camps of Southeastern Arizona a Road Log with Geologic and Historic Highlights in USGS Researches on Mineral Resources 1994 Part B Guidebook for Field Trips U S Geological Survey Circular 1103 B p 26 map amp pp 46 47 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Canelo Hills U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Canelo Pass Gap 31 31 55 N 110 35 19 W 31 53194 N 110 58861 W 31 53194 110 58861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canelo Hills amp oldid 1085982520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
