Geophysical and isotopic mapping of preexisting crustal structures that influenced the location and development of the San Jacinto fault zone, southern California

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1143-1157

  Langenheim, V E ^a   Jachens, R C ^a   Morton, D M ^b   Kistler, R W ^a   Matti, J C ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Fault evolution; Gravity; Initial strontium data; Magnetics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURES; LITHOSPHERES; MAGNETIC ROCKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETISM; ROCKS; STRONTIUM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

BATHOLITH; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; FORMATION MECHANISM;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JACINTO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644243165     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25277.1     Document Type: Article

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