Magnitude of crystal extension in the southern Great Basin

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Research Article| October 01, 1982 Magnitude of crustal extension in the southern Great Basin Brian Wernicke; Brian Wernicke 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jon E. Spencer; Jon E. Spencer 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Clark Burchfiel; B. Clark Burchfiel 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter L. Guth Peter L. Guth 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Brian Wernicke 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Jon E. Spencer 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 B. Clark Burchfiel 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Peter L. Guth 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1982) 10 (10): 499–502. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<499:MOCEIT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Brian Wernicke, Jon E. Spencer, B. Clark Burchfiel, Peter L. Guth; Magnitude of crustal extension in the southern Great Basin. Geology 1982;; 10 (10): 499–502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<499:MOCEIT>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 Strike-slip faults in the southern Great Basin separate areas of Cenozoic upper crustal extension from relatively stable tectonic blocks. Linear geologic features, offset along the Garlock fault, Las Vegas Valley shear zone, and Lake Mead fault system, allow reconstruction of the southern Great Basin to a pre-extension configuration. The Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert, Spring Mountains, and Colorado Plateau are treated as stable, unextended blocks that have moved relative to each other in response to crustal extension, with the Spring Mountains held fixed to the Mojave block. Our reconstruction indicates a minimum of 65% extension (140 km) between the southern Sierra Nevada and Colorado Plateau. 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.