Hunter Mountain–Saline Valley fault system
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The Hunter Mountain–Saline Valley fault system is a major strike-slip fault zone in eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault system
ⓘ
geologic structure ⓘ strike-slip fault zone ⓘ |
| accommodates | tectonic shear between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hunter Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saline Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | strike-slip dominated ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementSense | right-lateral ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hunter Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saline Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-trending ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Eastern California shear zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Sierra Nevada–Death Valley transition zone ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Death Valley fault zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owens Valley fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Panamint Valley fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major component of the Eastern California shear zone ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North America plate boundary deformation ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary region between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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