Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada
This report contains a synthesis and interpretation of structural and stratigraphic data for pre-Tertiary rocks in a large area of southern Nevada within and near the Nevada Test Site. Its presents descriptive and interpretive information from discontinuously exposed localities in the context of a regional model that integrates stratigraphy, sedimentology, crustal structure, and deformational style and timing. Evidence is given for substantial strike-slip faults, for modest excursion on low-angle faults, and for pre-Oligocene formation of the regional oroclinal flexure in neighboring mountain ranges.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1999 |
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Title | Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada |
DOI | 10.3133/pp1607 |
Authors | J. C. Cole, Patricia Hughes Cashman |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Professional Paper |
Series Number | 1607 |
Index ID | pp1607 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |