Geologic map of Lake Mead and surrounding regions, Southern Nevada, Southwestern Utah, and Northwestern Arizona

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 463, Issue , 2010, Pages 29-38

  Felger, Tracey J ^a   Beard, L Sue ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; LAKES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

COLORADO PLATEAU; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; REVERSE FAULTING; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SURROUNDING REGIONS;

FAULT SLIPS;

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARIZONA; LAKE MEAD; NEVADA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 78650960672     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2010.2463(02)     Document Type: Article

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