Basin development and syntectonic sedimentation associated with kinematically coupled strike-slip and detachment faulting, southern Nevada

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Research Article| January 01, 1991 Basin development and syntectonic sedimentation associated with kinematically coupled strike-slip and detachment faulting, southern Nevada Ernest M. Duebendorfer; Ernest M. Duebendorfer 1Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E. Timothy Wallin E. Timothy Wallin 1Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Ernest M. Duebendorfer 1Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 E. Timothy Wallin 1Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (1): 87–90. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0087:BDASSA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ernest M. Duebendorfer, E. Timothy Wallin; Basin development and syntectonic sedimentation associated with kinematically coupled strike-slip and detachment faulting, southern Nevada. Geology 1991;; 19 (1): 87–90. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0087:BDASSA>2.3.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 A previously unrecognized, 12-10 Ma clastic sequence is distributed widely south of the Las Vegas Valley shear zone and north of Lake Mead in southern Nevada. Structural and stratigraphic evidence from these sedimentary and associated volcanic rocks suggests that basin development was kinematically related to movement along the Las Vegas Valley shear zone. Major movement along the nearby Saddle Island detachment also occurred within this time interval. We suggest that spatially and temporally related basin development, sedimentation, and stratal tilting reflect kinematically coupled movement along a combined Las Vegas Valley shear-zone-Saddle Island detachment-fault system. 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.