Lithospheric structure and tectonics from seismic-refraction and other data
Journal Article
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· United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (USA)
OSTI ID:5471208
The crust of much of California was formed at an Andean-type continental margin during the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic, and was modified by large strike-slip offsets along the San Andreas fault system during the late Cenozoic. Decoupling within the crust, as implied by present upper-crustal tectonic wedging in central California, and decoupling between the crust and mantle, as implied by subduction of lithospheric mantle in southern California, indicates that the San Andreas fault system must change with depth in its location and (or) style of deformation.
- OSTI ID:
- 5471208
- Journal Information:
- United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (USA), Vol. 1515
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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GEOLOGIC FAULTS
ROCK MECHANICS
CENOZOIC ERA
CONTINENTAL CRUST
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
DEFORMATION
DEPTH
EARTH MANTLE
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
GEOLOGIC MODELS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GROUND MOTION
MAPS
MESOZOIC ERA
OFFSHORE SITES
ONSHORE SITES
REFRACTIVITY
SEISMIC SURVEYS
SLIP
SUBDUCTION ZONES
TECTONICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIMENSIONS
EARTH CRUST
FEDERAL REGION IX
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
MECHANICS
MOTION
NORTH AMERICA
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SURVEYS
USA
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