Geol 4701/6701
Death Valley Field Trip
Reading Assignments and Class Schedule for Tuesday,
 February 19

Death Valley Geology and Tectonics

11:25-11:40 Chris Gardner -  (3 papers)
Hill, M. L., and B.W. Troxel (1966).  Tectonics of Death Valley region, California, G.S.A. Bull., 77, 435-438.
Burchfiel, B.C., and J.H. Stewart (1966).  "Pull-apart" origin of the central segment of Death Valley, California, G.S.A. Bull., 77, 439-442.
Wright, L.A., J.K. Otton, B.W. Troxel (1974).  Turtleback surfaces of Death Valley as phenomena of extensional tectonics, Geology, 2, 53-54.

11:40-11:55 Qingwen Miao - Miller, M.G. (1991).  High-angle origin of the currently low-angle Badwater Turtleback fault, Death Valley, California, Geology, 19, 372-375.
 
11:55 – 12:10  Dorian Gunderson - Keener, C., L. Serpa and T. L. Pavlis (1993).  Faulting at Mormon Point, Death Valley, California: A low-angle normal fault cut by high-angle faults, Geology, 21, 327-330.

12:10 – 12:25  Daejin Kang - Stewart, J.H. (1967).  Possible large right-lateral displacement along fault and shear zones in the Death Valley-Las Vegas area, California and Nevada, G.S.A. Bull., 78, 131-142.

12:25-12:40 Marcello Santillan - Brogan, G.E., K. S. Kellogg, D. B. Slemmons, and C. L. Terhune.  Late Quaternary faulting along the Death Valley-Furnace Creek Fault System, California and Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1991.

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