Differential incision of the Grand Canyon related to Quaternary faulting - Constraints from U-series and Ar/Ar dating

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 739-742

  Pederson, Joel ^a   Karlstrom, Karl ^a   Sharp, Warren ^a   McIntosh, William ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faulting; Geochronology; Geomorphology; Grand Canyon; Incision

Indexed keywords

PLATEAUX;

BASALT; RIVERS; ROCKS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; FAULTING; INCISED VALLEY; QUATERNARY; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036692990     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0739:DIOTGC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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