Temporal changes in fault strike (to 90°) and extension directions during multiple episodes of extension: An example from Eastern Nevada

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 743-759

  Taylor, W J ^a   Switzer, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and range; Cenozoic; Normal faults; Tectonics; Transverse faults

Indexed keywords

TEMPORAL CHANGES;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879883618     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0743:TCIFST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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