Mechanisms for accomodation of Miocene extension: Low-angle normal faulting, magmatism, and secondary breakaway faulting in the Southern Sacramento Mountains, Southeastern California

Tectonics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 566-587

  Campbell Stone, Erin ^a   John, Barbara E ^a   Foster, David A ^b   Geissman, John W ^c   Livaccari, Richard F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034451870     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999TC001133     Document Type: Article

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