Basin Range Faulting Along the Oquirrh Range, Utah

Research Article| December 30, 1928 Basin Range Faulting Along the Oquirrh Range, Utah JAMES GILLULY JAMES GILLULY Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JAMES GILLULY Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 14 Jun 1928 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 1928 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1928) 39 (4): 1103–1130. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-39-1103 Article history Received: 14 Jun 1928 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 JAMES GILLULY; Basin Range Faulting Along the Oquirrh Range, Utah. GSA Bulletin 1928;; 39 (4): 1103–1130. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-39-1103 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 IntroductionLOCATION OF THE AREA STUDIEDThe Oquirrh Range is in west-central Utah, about 15 miles west of the Wasatch Range, from which it is separated by the nearly level Jordan Valley. Its north end, which is about 20 miles from Salt Lake City, is washed by Great Salt Lake, from which the range extends southward for about 25 miles. Owing to the southeasterly trend of the Wasatch Range, the two ranges diverge somewhat toward the south, and between them stands another range, the Lake Mountains.The southern half of the range, which is the part of it studied in detail by the writer, is included in the Stockton and Fairfield quadrangles of the U. S. Geological Survey Topographic Atlas.PREVIOUS WORKBasin Range faulting along the west front of the Oquirrh Range was long ago recognized by Gilbert,2 who described the fault at Ophir Creek and assumed that it . . . 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.