The Trans Mojave-Sierran shear zone and its role in Early Miocene collapse of southwestern North America

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 135, Issue , 1998, Pages 183-202

  Dokka, Roy K ^a   Ross, Timothy M ^b   Lu, Gang ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; DETACHMENT FAULT; KINEMATICS; MIOCENE; PLATE MOTION; SHEAR ZONE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032321918     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.135.01.12     Document Type: Article

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