Three-dimensional kinematics of Laramide, basement-involved Rocky Mountain deformation, USA: Insights from minor faults and GIS-enhanced structure maps

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 204, Issue , 2009, Pages 125-150

  Erslev, Eric A ^a,b   Koenig, Nicole V ^a,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

COMPRESSION DIRECTIONS; CONVERGENCE DIRECTIONS; FORELAND DEFORMATION; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; KINEMATIC UNCERTAINTY; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; GIS; LARAMIDE OROGENY; PALEOGENE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PRECAMBRIAN; SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSPRESSION;

ARIZONA; COLORADO; COLORADO PLATEAU; NEW MEXICO; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WYOMING;

EID: 77949964524     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.1204(06)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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