Pre-Cenozoic normal faulting in the Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada

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Research Article| December 01, 1980 Pre-Cenozoic normal faulting in the Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada Byron R. Berger; Byron R. Berger 1U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruce E. Taylor Bruce E. Taylor 2Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Byron R. Berger 1U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Bruce E. Taylor 2Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1980) 8 (12): 594–598. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<594:PNFITO>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Byron R. Berger, Bruce E. Taylor; Pre-Cenozoic normal faulting in the Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada. Geology 1980;; 8 (12): 594–598. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<594:PNFITO>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Getchell fault system consists of several major faults extending for more than 25 km along the eastern side of the Osgood Mountains. Movement on the fault system has been complex and largely dip slip in character. The emplacement of igneous rocks and subsequent gold deposits was controlled by the fault system; dating of the igneous rocks indicates that the fault system existed in Late Cretaceous time. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.