Cenozoic tectonism in the central basin and range: Motion of the sierran-great valley block

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Wernicke, Brian ^a   Snow, J Kent ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION; PLATE TECTONICS;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; USA;

EID: 0031704554     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465217     Document Type: Article

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