Format:
v, 121 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme.
ISBN:
978-0-8137-0056-4
Series Statement:
Field guide / The Geological Society of America 56
Note:
The Markagunt and Sevier gravity slides are gigantic landslides that resulted from gravitationally induced cata-strophic failure of the southern flank of the Oligocene to Miocene Marysvale volcanic field. Each is nearly 100 km long with runouts over the former land surface 〉35 km; together they span 7000 km2 and rank among Earth's largest terrestrial landslides. Basal cataclastic layers, injectites, pseudotachylyte, deformed clasts, and a variety of kinematic indicators demonstrate catastrophic emplacement, which was preceded by slow gravitational spreading of the volcanic field. This volume offers a history of their discovery, our current understanding of the gravity slides, and a guide to particularly instructive exposures for which the authors document their conclusions about the size, age, and significant structural features of these newly discovered features
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 9780813756561
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Geologie
;
Massenbewegung
;
Exkursion
;
Miozän
;
Oligozän
;
Vulkangebiet
;
Rutschung
;
Aufschluss
;
Führer
