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Possible Large Right-Lateral Displacement Along Fault and Shear Zones in the Death Valley-Las Vegas Area, California and Nevada

1967; Geological Society of America; Volume: 78; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[131

1943-2674

John H. Stewart,

earthquake and tectonic studies

Research Article| February 01, 1967 Possible Large Right-Lateral Displacement Along Fault and Shear Zones in the Death Valley-Las Vegas Area, California and Nevada JOHN H STEWART JOHN H STEWART U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JOHN H STEWART U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 17 May 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1967, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1967) 78 (2): 131–142. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[131:PLRDAF]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 17 May 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JOHN H STEWART; Possible Large Right-Lateral Displacement Along Fault and Shear Zones in the Death Valley-Las Vegas Area, California and Nevada. GSA Bulletin 1967;; 78 (2): 131–142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[131:PLRDAF]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Upper Precambrian and Lower Cambrian formations in the southern Great Basin show abrupt changes in facies and thickness along the Death Valley and Furnace Creek fault zones and the Las Vegas shear zone. The coincidence of these changes with the fault zones suggests that the formations have been displaced by strike-slip movement on the faults. The offset is in the right-lateral sense and appears to be about 50 miles across the Death Valley-Furnace Creek fault complex and about 30 miles on the Las Vegas shear zone. Some of this lateral movement is taken up by large-scale bending adjacent to the fault and shear zones, and the zones may die out to the northwest into gigantic structural bends. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.