Pliocene-Pleistocene break-up of the Sierra Nevada–White-Inyo Mountains block and formation of Owens Valley

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Research Article| August 01, 1978 Pliocene-Pleistocene break-up of the Sierra Nevada–White-Inyo Mountains block and formation of Owens Valley Steven B. Bachman Steven B. Bachman 1Chevron USA, Box 3862, San Francisco, California 94119 and Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Steven B. Bachman 1Chevron USA, Box 3862, San Francisco, California 94119 and Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1978) 6 (8): 461–463. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<461:PBOTSN>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Steven B. Bachman; Pliocene-Pleistocene break-up of the Sierra Nevada–White-Inyo Mountains block and formation of Owens Valley. Geology 1978;; 6 (8): 461–463. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<461:PBOTSN>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Pliocene-Pleistocene (2.3 m.y. old) Waucobi Lake beds provide a record of the formation of Owens Valley and uplift of the White-Inyo Mountains. Following late Pliocene formation of the eastern Sierra Nevada escarpment, Waucobi Lake formed in a depression in the previously unbroen Sierra Nevada-White-Inyo block. Shifting of the depocenter of the lake, movement of shorelines, and contribution of detritus from the Sierra Nevada and the White-Inyo Mountains indicate that the lake basin shifted toward the west as the White-Inyo Mountains were uplifted and Owens Valley was depressed. Relative uplift between Owens Valley and the White-Inyo Mountains may have been as much as 2,300 m during the past 2.3 m.y. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.