Strike-slip deformation in the Confidence Hills, southern Death Valley fault zone, eastern California, USA

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 375-387

  Dooley, Tim P ^a   McClay, Ken R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D models; Death Valley Fault; Folds; Strike slip faults

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FLOWER STRUCTURE; FOLDING; STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

USA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIDENCE HILLS;

EID: 0029769169     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.3.0375     Document Type: Article

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