Table DR-1. Representative geologic studies in the Sierra Madre Occidental

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Data repository of Aguirre-Díaz, G.J. and Labarthe-Hernández, G. Fissure-source origin for voluminous ignimbrites of the Sierra Madre Occidental and its relationship with Basin and Range faulting Table DR-1. Representative geologic studies in the Sierra Madre Occidental Chihuahua- Hermosillo transect: Alba and Chavez, 1974 Bagby et al., 1981 Bockoven, 1981 Cameron and Cameron, 1986 Cameron et al., 1980 Capps, 1981 Cárdenas, 1983 Clark et al., 1980 Clark et al., 1982 Cochemé, J.J. and Demant, 1991 (8) Duex, 1983 Goodell, 1981 Henry and Price, 1984 (1) Keller et al., 1982 Mauger, 1981 Mauger, 1983a Mauger, 1983b Mauger, 1983c Mauger and Dayvault, 1983 (4) McDowell and Mauger, 1994 McDowell et al., 1989 McDowell et al., 1999 McDowell et al., 2001 Megaw, 1981 (2) Megaw and McDowell, 1983 Mora-Alvarez and McDowell, 2000 Roldán-Quintana, 2002 Schafiqullah et al., 1980 Spruill, 1976 Stimac and Wark, 1983 Swanson and McDowell, 1984 (3,4,5,6,7) Swanson and McDowell, 1985 (5,6) Valencia-Moreno et al., 2001 Wark et al., 1990 (6) Durango-Mazatlán transect: Aranda-Gómez et al., 1997 Aranda-Gómez et al., 2000 Clark et al., 1980 Clark et al, 1982 Damon et al., 1981 Henry and Fredrikson, 1987 McDowell and Keizer, 1977 McDowell and Clabaugh, 1979 (9,10) Nemeth, 1976 Schafiqullah et al., 1980 Swanson and McDowell, 1984 (9,10,11) Swanson et al., 1978 (9) Valencia-Moreno et al., 2001 Nazas-El Rodeo area: Aguirre-Díaz and McDowell, 1991 Aguirre-Díaz and McDowell, 1993 Clark et al., 1980 Clemons and McLeroy, 1966 Damon et al., 1981 Enciso-De La Vega, 1963 Luhr et al., 2001 McLeroy and Clemons, 1965 Pantoja-Alor, J., 1963 Pantoja-Alor et al., 1967 Reyes-Cortés, 1985 Roldán-Quintana, 1968 Schafiqullah et al., 1980 Zacatecas-Tepic transect: Aguirre-Díaz et al., 1997 (12) Clark et al., 1980 Clark et al., 1981 Clark et al., 1982 Damon and Nieto- Obregón, 1979 Damon et al., 1981 Lyons, 1988 Nieto-Obregón et al., 1981 Nieto-Samaniego et al., 1998 Schafiqullah et al., 1980 Scheubel et al., 1988 Valencia-Moreno et al., 2001 Webber et al., 1994 (13,14) Guanajuato area: Aranda-Gómez and McDowell, 1998 Aranda-Gómez et al., 2003 (15) Aranda-Gómez et al., 2000 Ban et al., 1994 Cerca-Martínez et al., 2000 Echegoyén, 1970 Edwards, 1955 Gross, 1975 Martínez-Reyes, 1992 Nieto-Samaniego et al., 1996 Quintero-Legorreta, 1992 Randall et al., 1994 (15) Zimmermann et al., 1990 San Luis Potosí area: Aguillón-Robles et al., 1996 Labarthe-H. and De La Huerta-C., 1998 Labarthe-H. and Jiménez-López, 1992 Labarthe-H. and Jiménez-López, 1993 Labarthe-H. and Tristán-G., 1998 Labarthe-H. and Tristán-G., 1980a Labarthe-H. and Tristán-G., 1980b Labarthe et al., 1982 Nieto-Samaniego et al., 1998 Tristán-G., 1986 Tristán-G. and Labarthe-H., 1979 Superscript numbers refer to calderas shown in Figure 1 of article.

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