Large-scale fractures related to inception of the Yellowstone hotspot

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 647-650

  Glen, Jonathan M G ^a   Ponce, David A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbia River Plateau; Dike swarm; Flood basalts; Northern Nevada rifts; Snake River Plain; Yellowstone hotspot

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC FEATURES;

BASALT; FLOODS; MAPS;

GEOLOGY;

DIKE SWARM; FLOOD BASALT; FRACTURE; HOT SPOT; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MIOCENE; STRESS FIELD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879886301     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0647:LSFRTI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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