Late Cenozoic Crustal Movements in the Sierra Nevada of California

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Research Article| February 01, 1966 Late Cenozoic Crustal Movements in the Sierra Nevada of California M. N CHRISTENSEN M. N CHRISTENSEN Dept. Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1966) 77 (2): 163–182. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[163:LCCMIT]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 05 Oct 1964 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation M. N CHRISTENSEN; Late Cenozoic Crustal Movements in the Sierra Nevada of California. GSA Bulletin 1966;; 77 (2): 163–182. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[163:LCCMIT]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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The geometry of the late Cenozoic uplift of the Sierra Nevada is determined from the record of Tertiary river channels and volcanic rocks and from gross physiography of the range. This geometry is described by means of a structure contour map. Fossil mammals, some spore-pollen data, physical stratigraphy, K-A dates, and physiography indicate that the last major uplift began during Pliocene time and that the eastern escarpment developed subsequently by downfaulting of the area to the east. The simple geometry of movements over a large area in the Sierra Nevada, contrasted with the complex pattern of movements to the east and west during the same interval, seems likely to be a direct expression of processes that have produced crustal material during the rise of the Sierra. 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.