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Furnace Creek Fault Zone

Furnace Creek Fault Zone

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The Furnace Creek Fault Zone (FCFZ) is a geological fault that is located in Eastern California and southwestern Nevada. The right lateral-moving (dextral)[1] fault extends for some 200 km (120 mi) between a connection with the Death Valley Fault Zone in the Amargosa Valley and northward to a termination in the Fish Lake Valley of southwest Nevada. The northern segment of the FCFZ is also referred to as the Fish Lake Valley Fault Zone. The FCFZ is considered an integral part of the Walker Lane.[2]

The Furnace Creek Fault Zone in eastern California

References

  1. [1]
    "Furnace Creek fault zone (Class A) No. 144". Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States. United States Geological Survey. 5 April 2002.
  2. [2]
    Kurt L. Frankel; James F. Dolan; Robert C. Finkel; Lewis A. Owen; Jeffrey S. Hoeft (19 September 2007). "Spatial variations in slip rate along the Death Valley-Fish Lake Valley fault system determined from LiDAR topographic data and cosmogenic 10Be geochronology". Geophysical Research Letters. 34 (18). Bibcode:2007GeoRL..3418303F. doi:10.1029/2007GL030549. ISSN 0094-8276. Wikidata Q94763726.

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