Paleoseismicity of a low-slip-rate normal fault in the Rio Grande rift, USA: The Calabacillas fault, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 479, Issue , 2011, Pages 23-46

  McCalpin, J P ^a   Harrison, J B J ^b   Berger, G W ^c   Tobin, H C ^d  

^a GEO HAZ Consulting   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; EARTHQUAKES; SOILS;

ALBUQUERQUE , NEW MEXICO; FAULTING EVENTS; LATE PLEISTOCENE; PALEOSEISMICITY; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; RIO GRANDE RIFT; STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULTING; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; SLIP RATE; SOIL PROFILE; TRENCH;

ALBUQUERQUE; NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860395356     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2011.2479(01)     Document Type: Article

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