Geology of the Alabama hills, California

Richardson, Larie Kenneth

Thesis Advisor	Slemmons, D.B.
Author	Richardson, Larie Kenneth
Date Accessioned	2017-06-30T19:43:20Z
Date Available	2017-06-30T19:43:20Z
Date of Issue	1975
Identifier (URI)	http://hdl.handle.net/11714/1642
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Description	Previously, the metamorphic rocks in the northeastern portion of the Alabama Hills were mapped as a single unit, (encompassing Triassic metasediments and metavolcanics). The following pre- metamorphic sequence is proposed to explain the patterns seen in the geologic map. Final stages in the formation of the present day expression of the Alabama Hills includes exhuming of a preglacial pediment surface as normal faulting uplifted the Alabama Hills block relative to the Owens Valley. The Alabama Hills were the draped with glacial outwash debris of Sherwin, Tahoe, and Tiogan glacial ages. As recently as 1872 (1872 Owens Valley Earthquake) the expression of the Alabama Hills has been modified by tectonic forces.
Item Format	PDF
Item Language	English(United States)
Language	en_US
Publisher	University of Nevada, Reno
xmlui.metadata.dc.relation.isreferencedby	http://innopac.library.unr.edu/record=b1323909~S0
Rights	In Copyright
Subject	metamorphic petrography
Subject	plutonic petrography
Subject	Alabama Hills
Subject	Owens Valley
Subject	geology
Subject	plutonic rocks
Subject	differentiated rocks
Subject	California
xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.lcsh	geology -- California -- Inyo County
xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.lcsh	geology -- California -- Alabama Hills
Title	Geology of the Alabama hills, California
Type	Thesis
Rights Holder	Author(s)
Department	Geological Sciences and Engineering
Degree Level	Master's Degree
Degree Name	Geology
Degree Grantor	University of Nevada, Reno