Strain transfer and partitioning between the Panamint Valley, Searles Valley, and Ash Hill fault zones, California

Geosphere

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 111-118

  Douglas Walker, J ^a   Kirby, Eric ^b   Andrew, Joseph E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faulting; Panamint valley; Searles valley; Strain transfer; Transtension

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; PANAMINT VALLEY; UNITED STATES; WALKER LANE;

EID: 41549154622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00014.1     Document Type: Article

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