Neotectonics of the southern Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada and Inyo County, California
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
A complex pattern of active faults occurs in the southern Amargosa Desert, southern Nye, County, Nevada. These faults can be grouped into three main fault systems: (1) a NE-striking zone of faults that forms the southwest extension of the left-lateral Rock Valley fault zone, in the much larger Spotted Range-Mine Mountain structural zone, (2) a N-striking fault zone coinciding with a NNW-trending alignment of springs that is either a northward continuation of a fault along the west side of the Resting Spring Range or a N-striking branch fault of the Pahrump fault system, and (3) a NW-striking fault zone which is parallel to the Pahrump fault system, but is offset approximately 5 km with a left step in southern Ash Meadows. These three fault zones suggest extension is occurring in an E-W direction, which is compatible with the ~N10W structural grain prevalent in the Death Valley extensional region to the west.
- 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:
- 139482
- Report Number(s):
- NWPO-TR--016-91; ON: DE93018771
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Style of deformation along the Death Valley-Furnace Creek fault zone and other faults in the southern Walker Lane, Nevada and California
Aerial photographic interpretation of lineaments and faults in late cenozoic deposits in the Eastern part of the Benton Range 1:100,000 quadrangle and the Goldfield, Last Chance Range, Beatty, and Death Valley Junction 1:100,000 quadrangles, Nevada and California
Evaluation of faults and their effect on ground-water flow southwest of Frenchman Flat, Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada: A Digital Database
Conference
·
Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1993
· Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:5026191
Aerial photographic interpretation of lineaments and faults in late cenozoic deposits in the Eastern part of the Benton Range 1:100,000 quadrangle and the Goldfield, Last Chance Range, Beatty, and Death Valley Junction 1:100,000 quadrangles, Nevada and California
Technical Report
·
Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991
·
OSTI ID:138195
Evaluation of faults and their effect on ground-water flow southwest of Frenchman Flat, Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada: A Digital Database
Technical Report
·
Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1998
·
OSTI ID:1713