North-south contraction of the Mojave Block and strike-slip tectonics in southern California
Bartley JM, Glazner AF, Schermer ER. 1990. North-south contraction of the Mojave Block and strike-slip tectonics in southern California. Science. 248(4961):1398-1401
The Mojave block of southern California underwent significant late Cenozoic north-south contraction. This deformation may account for part of the discrepancy between neotectonic and plate-tectonic estimates of Pacific-North American plate motion, and for part of the Big Bend in the San Andreas fault.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bartley, J.; Glazner, A.; Schermer, E.
- Units
- DEVA , WRD
- Keywords
- CA, crustal contraction, Death Valley National Park, Deformation, Garlock fault, Geology, North American plate, NV, Physical Sciences, Plate Tectonics, San Andreas Fault, WRBIB