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Evidence for right-lateral transfer faulting accommodating en echelon Miocene extension, Mojave Desert, California

1993; Geological Society of America; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

Mark W. Martin, Allen F. Glazner, J. Douglas Walker, Elizabeth R. Schermer,

earthquake and tectonic studies

Research Article| April 01, 1993 Evidence for right-lateral transfer faulting accommodating en echelon Miocene extension, Mojave Desert, California Mark W. Martin; Mark W. Martin 1Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Allen F. Glazner; Allen F. Glazner 2Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Douglas Walker; J. Douglas Walker 1Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E. R. Schermer E. R. Schermer 3Geology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-5996 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1993) 21 (4): 355–358. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021 2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Mark W. Martin, Allen F. Glazner, J. Douglas Walker, E. R. Schermer; Evidence for right-lateral transfer faulting accommodating en echelon Miocene extension, Mojave Desert, California. Geology 1993;; 21 (4): 355–358. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021 2.3.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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract In the southwestern United States, two early Miocene extensional terranes, one along the Colorado River trough and the other in the central Mojave Desert, have been inferred to be part of an en echelon rift system linked by a ductile detachment at depth. Evidence from pre-Tertiary surface geology in the central and western Mojave Desert suggests that a zone of east- to northeast-trending right-lateral strike-slip faulting may have transferred extension between these two areas. These data include the apparent offsets of the Late Jurassic age Independence dike swarm, a Middle to Late Jurassic age deformation belt, Triassic(?)-Jurassic volcanic rocks, Lower Triassic sedimentary rocks, and late Paleozoic age stratigraphic and tectonic elements. This inferred fault zone probably served as the main shallow-crustal kinematic link between extension in the central Mojave Desert and in the Colorado River trough. 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.