tectonics of the eastern great basin
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Tectonics of the Eastern Great Basin. Tyler Szwarc and Mark Gorenc. The Great Salt Lake Basin. Bounded by normal faults that reach up down to 5 km into the crust. Cenozoic sediments fill the grabens up to 10,000 feet. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tectonics of the Eastern Great Basin
Tyler Szwarc and Mark Gorenc
The Great Salt Lake Basin
• Bounded by normal faults that reach up down to 5 km into the crust.
• Cenozoic sediments fill the grabens up to 10,000 feet.
• Cenozioc sediments include sandstone, siltstone, conglomerates, tuffs, and salt deposits.
• The GSL is located on top of Cenozoic sediments and above several normal faults.
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Willis 2005
Krygier
Seismic profile across Great Salt Lake
Viveiros 1986
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