Normal Faults in Basement Rocks of the Northern Coastal Plain, Delaware

Research Article| August 01, 1973 Normal Faults in Basement Rocks of the Northern Coastal Plain, Delaware NENAD SPOLJARIC NENAD SPOLJARIC 1Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (8): 2781–2784. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<2781:NFIBRO>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation NENAD SPOLJARIC; Normal Faults in Basement Rocks of the Northern Coastal Plain, Delaware. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (8): 2781–2784. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<2781:NFIBRO>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 Complex structural features recognized in the basement complex in the Delaware City area in northern Delaware show that intense tectonic deformations affected this area sometime during its geologic history. The main feature is a graben that trends approximately N. 25° E. diagonally through the area. The graben was broken by other northeast-trending normal faults. The relatively uplifted marginal blocks on both sides of the graben were also cut by normal faults into a secondary graben in the northwestern part of the area and a set of normal faults in the southeastern part of the area. Similar structural features may exist in the basement complex in other parts of Delaware and the surrounding Coastal Plain. 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.