Geology of the Sheep Range, Clark County, Nevada.

Abstract

Detailed field mapping in the Las Vegas Range, Sheep Range, Black Hills, and the Desert Range reveals the following geologic history: (1) Paleozoic miogeosynclinal sedimentation: (2) Sevier thrust faulting along the Gass Peak fault; (3) Tertiary low-angle denudation faulting; (4) Miocene sedimentaiton; (5) high-angle basin and range normal faulting; (6) landslides or further low-angle faults; and (7) oroclinal bedding at the extreme southern ends of the ranges in response to right lateral shear along the Las Vegas Valley shear zone. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080239

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  • Peter Lorentz Guth

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