The Coso geothermal field: A nascent metamorphic core complex

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1534-1553

  Monastero, Francis C ^a   Katzenstein, A M ^a   Miller, J S ^b   Unruh, J R ^c   Adams, M C ^d   Richards Dinger, Keith ^a  

^a NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c William Lettis and Associates   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle ductile transition; Eastern California; Geothermal; Metamorphic core complex; Transtension

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION; CALIFORNIA; DUCTILE STRETCHING; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; RHYOLITE;

BRITTLENESS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; METAMORPHIC ROCK;

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

EID: 27844550872     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25600.1     Document Type: Article

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