Evidence for Mojave-Sonora megashear-Systematic left-lateral offset of Neoproterozoic to Lower Jurassic strata and facies, western United States and northwestern Mexico

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 393, Issue , 2005, Pages 209-231

  Stewart, John H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left lateral fault; Mexico; Mojave sonora megashear; Neoproterozoic to jurassic; Western united states

Indexed keywords

STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; JURASSIC; LOWER CAMBRIANS; ME-XICO; MOJAVE-SONORA MEGASHEAR; PALEOZOIC STRATA; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CAMBRIAN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FACIES; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; JURASSIC; OOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; RAINSTORM; UNCONFORMITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MOJAVE DESERT; NEVADA; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874955365     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2393-0.209     Document Type: Article

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