Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia

Research Article| November 01, 1995 Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia J. F. Ritz; J. F. Ritz 1Laboratoire de Géophysique et Tectonique–URA CNRS 1760, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E. T. Brown; E. T. Brown 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. L. Bourlès; D. L. Bourlès 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. Philip; H. Philip 1Laboratoire de Géophysique et Tectonique–URA CNRS 1760, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Schlupp; A. Schlupp 3Laboratoire de Sismologie, Ecole et Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, rue René Descartes, F-67000 Strasbourg, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. M. Raisbeck; G. M. Raisbeck 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. Yiou; F. Yiou 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Enkhtuvshin B. Enkhtuvshin 4Informatics and Remote Sensing Centre, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Peace Avenue 54B, 210351 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. F. Ritz 1Laboratoire de Géophysique et Tectonique–URA CNRS 1760, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France E. T. Brown 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France D. L. Bourlès 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France H. Philip 1Laboratoire de Géophysique et Tectonique–URA CNRS 1760, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France A. Schlupp 3Laboratoire de Sismologie, Ecole et Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, rue René Descartes, F-67000 Strasbourg, France G. M. Raisbeck 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France F. Yiou 2Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, IN2P3-CNRS, Bâtiment 108, F-91405 Orsay, France B. Enkhtuvshin 4Informatics and Remote Sensing Centre, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Peace Avenue 54B, 210351 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 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 (11): 1019–1022. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<1019:SRAAFE>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 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 J. F. Ritz, E. T. Brown, D. L. Bourlès, H. Philip, A. Schlupp, G. M. Raisbeck, F. Yiou, B. Enkhtuvshin; Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia. Geology 1995;; 23 (11): 1019–1022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<1019:SRAAFE>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 Dating morphological features displaced along active faults presents a major difficulty in evaluation of slip rates. We used in-situ–produced 10 Be to calculate minimum ages for alluvial surfaces misaligned by movement along a major active fault in the Gobi-Altaï (western Mongolia). The maximum slip rate of ≈1.2 mm/yr suggested by this method contrasts strongly with rates of ≈20 mm/yr that we estimated by correlation of alluvial deposition with warm humid periods associated with the last glacial termination estimated to have occurred about 12 ka in western Tibet. The 10Be-based slip rate indicates that strong earthquakes can occur along faults with low slip rates and demonstrates the contribution of cosmic-ray–exposure dating in Quaternary tectonic analyses. 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.