Tuesday 27 January 2015

Constraints on the evolution of vertical deformation near Lake Mead

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Constraints on the evolution of vertical deformation near Lake Mead
Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2015 - The 12- to 6-million-year-old Hualapai Limestone was deposited in a series of basins that lie in the path of the Colorado River directly west of the Colorado Plateau and has been deformed by a pair of faults that have slipped due to tectonic extension of the Earth's crust over this same time period. Therefore, this rock unit represents an opportunity to study the sedimentary geology and de ... more


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