Tectonics of Death Valley Region, California

Research Article| April 01, 1966 TECTONICS OF DEATH VALLEY REGION, CALIFORNIA MASON L HILL; MASON L HILL RICHFIELD OIL CORP., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar BENNIE W TROXEL BENNIE W TROXEL CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information MASON L HILL RICHFIELD OIL CORP., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BENNIE W TROXEL CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 12 Nov 1964 Revision Received: 12 Nov 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1966, 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 (1966) 77 (4): 435–438. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[435:TODVRC]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 12 Nov 1964 Revision Received: 12 Nov 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 MASON L HILL, BENNIE W TROXEL; TECTONICS OF DEATH VALLEY REGION, CALIFORNIA. GSA Bulletin 1966;; 77 (4): 435–438. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[435:TODVRC]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 The north-northwest-trending Death Valley and Furnace Creek right-lateral slip fault zones border the Black Mountains, California. Other tectonic features in the Death Valley region appear compatible with this strike-slip strain system of northeast-southwest shortening and northwest-southeast relative extension. Accordingly, some of the Basin and Range structures of Tertiary to Recent age may be characterized by strike-slip rather than dip-slip faulting, and result from compressional rather than tensional dynamics. 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.