Three-dimensional model of the late Cenozoic history of the Death Valley region, southeastern California

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1113-1128

  Serpa, Laura ^a   Pavlis, Terry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; DEFORMATION; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PULL APART SYSTEM; STRIKE SLIP; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, DEATH VALLEY;

EID: 0030391092     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC01633     Document Type: Article

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