Machette M.N. Terrestrial cosmogenic-nuclide dating of alluvial fans in Death Valley, California / M.N.Machette, J.L.State, F.M.Phillips. - Reston: U.S. Geological survey, 2008. - v, 44 p.: col. ill., maps. + 1 CD-ROM. - (U.S. Geological survey professional paper; 1755). - ISBN 978-141132187-8  Место хранения:   018 | Институт нефтегазовой геологии и геофизики им. А.А.Трофимука | Новосибирск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

Abstract ........................................................ 1 Introduction .................................................... 1 Quaternary Geologic Setting ..................................... 2 Quaternary Faulting .......................................... 2 Quaternary Stratigraphy and Soils ............................ 2 Previous Numerical Age Control ............................... 6 Methods ......................................................... 9 Geologic and Geomorphic Mapping .............................. 9 Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating ................................... 10 Sampling Sites .............................................. 10 Sample Processing ........................................... 12 Parameters Used in Modeling 36CI Depth-Profile Age Estimates ................................................... 13 Sampling Thickness ....................................... 14 Grain-Size Distribution .................................. 14 Bulk Density ............................................. 14 Profile Age Computation ........................................ 14 Pedological Considerations in Profile Sampling and Analysis .................................................... 15 Modeling of Profile Age and Uncertainties ................... 16 Implications of Results for Cosmogenic-Nuclide Profile Dating Methodology ....................................... 18 Stratigraphic and Chronologic Interpretations .................. 19 Implications for Lake Manly .................................... 22 Lake Manly .................................................. 22 Former Lake Levels .......................................... 22 Rates of Fault Slip and Uplift ................................. 23 Offset Along the Northern Death Valley Fault Zone ........... 23 Uplift of the Mustard Canyon Hills, North of Furnace Creek Ranch ....................................................... 23 Thrusting Along the Echo Canyon Fault, Furnace Creek Canyon ...................................................... 24 Summary ........................................................ 24 Acknowledgments ................................................ 26 References Cited ............................................... 26 Appendixes ..................................................... 31