Formation, evolution, and inversion of the Middle Tertiary Diligencia basin, Orocopia mountains, southern California

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-221

  Law, R D ^a   Eriksson, K ^a   Davisson, C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin (structural); Basin and range province; Grabens; Mojave Desert; Tectonic models; Transverse ranges

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; LANDFORMS; LIME; LOCKS (FASTENERS); STRATIGRAPHY; STREAM FLOW;

BASIN (STRUCTURAL); BASIN AND RANGE; GRABENS; MOJAVE DESERT; TECTONIC MODELS; TRANSVERSE RANGES;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; GRABEN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; OROCOPIA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879881117     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0196:FEAIOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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