Extensional tectonics in the Death Valley area, California: Transport of the Panamint Range structural block 80 km northwestward

Research Article| March 01, 1983 Extensional tectonics in the Death Valley area, California: Transport of the Panamint Range structural block 80 km northwestward John H. Stewart John H. Stewart 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information John H. Stewart 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1983) 11 (3): 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1983)11<153:ETITDV>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 Email Permissions Search Site Citation John H. Stewart; Extensional tectonics in the Death Valley area, California: Transport of the Panamint Range structural block 80 km northwestward. Geology 1983;; 11 (3): 153–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1983)11<153:ETITDV>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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract In the hypothesis presented here, the Panamint Range is a structural block that was detached during late Cenozoic time from underlying rocks that now form the Black Mountains and was transported tectonically an estimated 80 km to the northwest. Transport occurred along a single low-angle westward-dipping detachment fault, or perhaps along a system of such faults. The estimate of 80 km of transport distance is based on the apparent right-lateral offset of late Precambrian and Paleozoic facies and thickness trends along the Furnace Creek fault zone that bounds the detached block on the northeast. The Death Valley turtleback surfaces are considered to be gigantic mullions related to the detachment surface. 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.