Structural and sedimentologic evolution of a miocene supradetachment basin, silver peak range and adjacent areas, west-central Nevada

International Geology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 588-623

  Diamond, David S ^a   Ingersoll, Raymond V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULTING; MIOCENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NEVADA; SILVER PEAK RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036663518     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.44.7.588     Document Type: Article

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