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Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks near Elko, Nevada : evidence for Jurassic to Eocene folding and low-angle faulting / by Keith B. Ketner and Andrew G. Alpha.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Ketner, Keith B., 1921-2019, author.
- Alpha, Andrew G., author.
- Series:
- Evolution of sedimentary basins--Eastern Great Basin ; ch. C.
- U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1988-C.
- U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1988-C
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folds (Geology)--Nevada--Elko Region.
- Folds (Geology).
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Mesozoic.
- Geology, Stratigraphic.
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Tertiary.
- Geology--Nevada--Elko Region.
- Geology.
- Mesozoic Geologic Period.
- Tertiary Geologic Period.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 13 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Distribution:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Printing Office
- Other Title:
- Evidence for Jurassic to Eocene folding and low-angle faulting
- Place of Publication:
- [Reston, Va.] : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1992.
- Summary:
- A multidisciplinary approach to research studies of sedimentary rocks and their constituents and the evolution of sedimentary basins, both ancient and modern.
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Stratigraphy of Mesozoc and Paleogene rocks. Lower Triassic sequence of the northern Adobe Range ; Upper Jurassic sequence of the norther Cortez Mountains ; Cretaceous Newark Canyon Formation on the norther Cortez Mountains and Piñon Range ; Uppermost Cretaceous to Eocene conglomerate ; Eocene Elko Formation ; Eocene rhyodacite of Elko Mountain ; Eocene and Oligocene Indian Well Formation
- Deformation of Mesozoic and Eocene age. Northern Adobe Range ; Peko Hills ; Northern Cortez Mountains ; Piñon Range ; Elko Hills
- Folds and low-angle faults in the Elko area: Contractional or extensional?
- Comparison with Idaho-Wyoming-Utah Thrust Belt
- References cited.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13).
- Print version record.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ketner, Keith Brindley, 1921- Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks near Elko, Nevada
- OCLC:
- 937435841
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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