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; TRN: 93:019023
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.S.); PBD: May 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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