Upper Neogene stratigraphy and tectonics of Death Valley - A review

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 245-270

  Knott, J R ^a   Sarna Wojcicki, A M ^b   Machette, M N ^c   Klinger, R E ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Neogene; Stratigraphy; Tectonics; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

VULPES;

EID: 29144517388     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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