Figure 1.
Fence diagram showing idealized lithospheric structure for beginning of Cenozoic time for sections across Sierra Nevada batholith (SNB)–Great Valley forearc, southern California batholith (SCB)–Colorado Plateau transition zone, and linking section across the southern SNB. Locations of sections shown on inset. Cz—Cenozoic; CO—Colorado; K—Cretaceous; Mz—Mesozoic; pC—Precambrian; SCML—subcontinental mantle lithosphere.