Rapid extension in an Eocene volcanic arc: Structure and paleogeography of an intra-arc half graben in central Idaho

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-267

  Janecke, Susanne U ^a   Hammond, Brian F ^a   Snee, Lawrence W ^b   Geissman, John W ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIPS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

BASIN DEVELOPMENT; BASIN FORMATION; COARSE GRAIN SIZE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; NORMAL FAULT SYSTEM; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE CONTROL; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; FAULT ZONE; HALF GRABEN; VOLCANIC ARC; VOLCANIC FIELD;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BOULDER; CONGLOMERATE; EOCENE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRABEN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ARC; HALF GRABEN; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANISM;

IDAHO; PANTHER CREEK; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0030801407     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<0253:REIAEV>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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