Tectonic geomorphology of the Red Rock fault, insights into segmentation and landscape evolution of a developing range front normal fault

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1925-1939

  Harkins, Nathan W ^a,b   Anastasio, David J ^a   Pazzaglia, Frank J ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Landscape evolution; Neotectonics; Northern Rocky Mountains; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

FAULT SEGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MULTIPROXY APPROACH; NEOTECTONICS; NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CATCHMENTS; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 27144463434     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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