Research Article| February 01, 1973 Rate and Direction of Spreading in Dixie Valley, Basin and Range Province, Nevada GEORGE A. THOMPSON; GEORGE A. THOMPSON 1Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DENNIS B. BURKE DENNIS B. BURKE 2Department of Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information GEORGE A. THOMPSON 1Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 DENNIS B. BURKE 2Department of Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (2): 627–632. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<627:RADOSI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 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 GEORGE A. THOMPSON, DENNIS B. BURKE; Rate and Direction of Spreading in Dixie Valley, Basin and Range Province, Nevada. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (2): 627–632. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<627:RADOSI>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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Note: This paper is dedicated to Aaron and Elizabeth Waters on the occasion of Dr. Waters' retirement.The subsurface geometry of Dixie Valley indicates that for the last 15 m.y. the basin has been spreading at an average rate of at least 0.4 mm/yr. Offset Pleistocene shorelines indicate that for the last 12,000 yrs the basin has been spreading at an average rate of about 1 mm/yr. These rates are roughly consistent with geodetic measurements of historic faulting. The spreading direction obtained from large slickenside grooves on fault planes is approximately N. 55° W.—S. 55° E. 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.