Quaternary tectonics and basin history of Pahrump and Stewart Valleys, Nevada and California
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
The Pahrump fault system is an active fault system located in Pahrump and Stewart Valleys, Nevada and California, in the southern part of the Basin and Range Province. This system is 50 km long by 30 km wide and is comprised of three fault zones: the right-lateral East Nopah fault zone, the right-oblique Pahrump Valley fault zone, and the normal West Spring Mountains fault zone. All three zones have geomorphic evidence for late Quaternary activity. Analysis of active fault patterns and seismic reflection lines suggests that the Pahrump basin has had a two-stage genesis, an early history associated with a period of low angle detachment faulting probably active 10-15 Ma, and a more recent history related to the present dextral shear system, probably active post-4 Ma.
- Research Organization:
- Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV (United States); Nevada Univ., Reno, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG08-85NV10461
- OSTI ID:
- 10152981
- Report Number(s):
- NWPO-TR-017-91; ON: DE93013214; TRN: 93:001180
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.S.); PBD: May 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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