Structural Geology and Evolution of the Sierra Madre Oriental at Linares, Mexico

Supplemental Material for a study on the structural geology and evolution of the Sierra Madre Oriental during and after the Laramide orogeny. The dataset includes radiometric age data, age plots, enlarged reconstructions, and isostasy calculations. It was authored by Gary Gray and last updated on April 23, 2026.

Use Cases

• Calibrating geological timelines based on the provided radiometric age data.
• Visualizing tectonic reconstructions based on the individual reconstruction enlargements.
• Modeling crustal loads and stress based on the isostasy and overburden stress calculations.
• Analyzing age distribution patterns based on the age data plots.

Strengths

• Includes multiple analytical components: radiometric data, plots, reconstructions, and stress calculations.
• Published under a CC-BY-NC-4.0 license, allowing for non-commercial reuse with attribution.
• Dataset size is 29.8 MB, indicating a contained, downloadable package.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely collected and processed as part of geological field research and analysis.

Time Range

Covers the period of the Laramide orogeny and its aftermath.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 03:53:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sierra Madre Oriental at the latitude of Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.