Kinematic evidence for downdip movement on the Mormon Peak detachment

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-262

  Walker, Christopher D ^a,b   Anders, Mark H ^a   Christie Blick, Nicholas ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range Province; Crustal extension; Detachment faults; Gravity sliding; Mormon Peak detachment

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EXTENSION; DETACHMENT FAULTS; GRAVITY SLIDING;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES;

TECTONICS;

DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PROPAGATION; HANGING WALL; KINEMATICS;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947322360     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23396A.1     Document Type: Article

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