The role of material anisotropy in the neotectonic extension of the western Idaho shear zone, McCall, Idaho

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 259-273

  Giorgis, Scott ^a,d   Tikoff, Basil ^a   Kelso, Paul ^b   Markley, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Neotectonics; Paleomagnetism; Reactivation; Transtension; Western Idaho shear zone

Indexed keywords

KINEMATIC DOMAIN BOUNDARY; NEOTECTONIC DEFORMATION; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOMAGNETISM; SHEAR ZONE;

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; GEOMAGNETISM; KINEMATICS; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; NEOTECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE;

IDAHO; MCCALL; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645302093     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25382.1     Document Type: Article

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