Possible origin and significance of extension-parallel drainages in Arizona's metamophic core complexes

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 727-735

  Spencer, J E ^a  

^a Arizona Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment fault; Drainage patterns; Extension tectonics; Geomorhology; Metamorphic core complexes; Normal faults

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; LANDFORMS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

DETACHMENT FAULT; DRAINAGE PATTERNS; GEOMORHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; NORMAL FAULTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

DETACHMENT FAULT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FORMATION MECHANISM; METAMORPHIC ROCK;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879889015     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<727:POASOE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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