Landslide faults and tectonic faults, analogs?: The Slumgullion earthflow, Colorado

Research Article| January 01, 1995 Landslide faults and tectonic faults, analogs?: The Slumgullion earthflow, Colorado Joan Gomberg; Joan Gomberg 1U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul Bodin; Paul Bodin 2Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William Savage; William Savage 3U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael E. Jackson Michael E. Jackson 4Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joan Gomberg 1U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Paul Bodin 2Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 William Savage 3U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Michael E. Jackson 4Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1995) 23 (1): 41–44. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)0232.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Joan Gomberg, Paul Bodin, William Savage, Michael E. Jackson; Landslide faults and tectonic faults, analogs?: The Slumgullion earthflow, Colorado. Geology 1995;; 23 (1): 41–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)0232.3.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 Recent geophysical observations of landslide movement support the hypothesis that processes involved in landslide faulting are analogous to those that operate in crustal-scale faulting. Relative to crustal faulting studies, quantitative seismic, geodetic, and creep measurements of landslide deformation may be made in a very short time with readily available instrumentation and at relatively minimal expense. Our results indicate that the displacement of landslide material occurs along discrete faults exhibiting a combination of brittle failure, indicated by slide quakes and creep events, and as stable sliding observed as steady-state creep. Although slide quakes were observed, a more steady-state failure process of relieving accumulating strain is indicated. 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.