Synthrusting deposition of the Pennsylvanian and Permian Strathearn Formation, Northern Carlin Trend, Nevada

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Theodore, Ted G ^a   Berger, Vladimir I ^a   Singer, Donald A ^a   Harris, Anita G ^b   Stevens, Calvin H ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antler orogeny; Carlin Trend; Coyote thrust; Strathearn Formation

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONICS;

CARLIN TREND; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542287975     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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