Two-stage formation of Death Valley

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 171-182

  Norton, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; PLATE BOUNDARY; PULL APART BASIN; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

PSATHYROTES;

EID: 79952829887     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00588.1     Document Type: Article

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