Paleomagnetic definition of crustal fragmentation and Quaternary block rotations in the east Ventura Basin and San Fernando valley, southern California

Tectonics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Levi, Shaul ^a   Yeats, Robert S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Block rotations; Magnetostratigraphy; Paleomagnetism; Saugus Formation; Southern California; Western Transverse Ranges

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FRAGMENTATION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FERNANDO VALLEY; UNITED STATES; VENTURA BASIN;

EID: 2142759723     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002TC001377     Document Type: Article

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