Deformation of quaternary strata and its relationship to crustal folds and faults, south-central Puget Lowland, Washington State

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 505-508

  Booth, Derek B ^a   Troost, Kathy Goetz ^a   Hagstrum, Jonathan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Folding; Quaternary; Seattle fault; Tectonics; Washington

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FOLDED QUATERNARY DEPOSITS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GEOPHYSICS; STRAIN RATE;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULT; FOLD; QUATERNARY; STRAIN RATE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET LOWLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 3142779242     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20355.1     Document Type: Article

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