Tertiary normal faulting in the Canyon Range, Eastern Sevier Desert

Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 659-681

  Wills, Stewart ^a   Anders, Mark H ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; FAULTING; NORMAL FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; TERTIARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033496809     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314375     Document Type: Article

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