Re-evaluation of the middle Miocene Eagle Mountain Formation and its significance as a piercing point for the interpretation of extreme extension across the Death Valley region, California, U.S.A.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 199-219

  Renik, Byrdie ^a   Christie Blick, Nicholas ^a   Troxel, Bennie W ^b   Wright, Lauren A ^c   Niemi, Nathan A ^d  

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

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*  (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; COARSENING; DEPOSITS; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CARBONATE ROCK; CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; FLUVIAL DEPOSITS; MIDDLE MIOCENE; RESOLVING AMBIGUITIES; TECTONIC TRANSPORT;

LANDFORMS;

ALLUVIAL FAN; BATHOLITH; BRECCIA; CLAST; MIOCENE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SILTSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749120557     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.022     Document Type: Article

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