Keywords
root of the mountain
Sierra Gorda de Querétaro
contractional deformation
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Abstract
The Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) constitutes one of the main mountain ranges in Mexico. Along this mountain range there are folded and uplifted rocks. In this work, the basal zone of the SMO, in the Tolimán Querétaro area, is presented as it would be seen through a window. Our work present zones of extreme deformation at the base of mountains, which are called detachment zones. These zones represent the root of the mountains. For this purpose, a video was created entitled: "La raíz de las montañas: zona de despegue Tolimán", with updated geological information on the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro, located in central Mexico. This mountain range is a natural laboratory that can be used to teach middle and high school students about the origin, development, and final geometry of mountain systems.
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