401 *Registration Closed* Pulling Apart Death Valley's Plio/Quaternary Tectonics
The Death Valley region displays a huge collection of neotectonic features. A half-dozen major active faults run through the region and this field trip will show how these faults created some of North America's most dramatic topography. The exposed geology of the Mojave Desert allows fault traces, scarps, and offsets to be easily viewed from roadways and viewpoints. We will stay inside Death Valley National Park at the Stovepipe Wells Hotel, where we will also eat most of our meals. The first day, traveling from Anaheim to the park, will showcase some better-known neotectonic features at the San Andreas and Garlock faults as well as the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake trace. The second day will explore the deepest parts of Death Valley and the famous Amargosa Chaos, a structural jumble that shows some of the earliest stages of Death Valley’s current tectonic environment. The third day will feature the Northern Death Valley fault zone, one of the longest strike-slip faults in California, and some lesser-known geologic and anthropologic features of the north end of the park. We will discuss parallel systems and strain partitioning in Panamint Valley on our way back to Anaheim. Get out your sun hat and extra-large water bottle and experience Death Valley’s famous heat! Transportation, lodging, and lunches are included.
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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