Geophysical constraints on the Hueco and Mesilla Bolsons: Structure and geometry

Avila, Victor Manuel

Publication date

January 2016

Publisher

The University of Texas at El Paso

Abstract

The Hueco and Mesilla Bolsons are part of the intramountain basins of the Rio Grande Rift system. These bolsons are the primary source of groundwater for the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez metropolitan area and contain faults that show evidence of repeated earthquakes during the Quaternary. The region is also associated with has low-level (M<4) seismicity. The collection and analysis of precision gravity data, coupled with information from water wells, multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) studies and previously published seismic reflection lines, have been used to examine the structure and faulting within these bolson. This study reveals that the Hueco and Mesilla Bolsons are very different structurally. The southern Mesilla Bolson contains...

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Geophysical constraints on the Hueco and Mesilla Bolsons: Structure and geometry

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