A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Bass fault, Upper Granite Gorge, Grand Canyon |
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| Description | Bass fault, Upper Granite Gorge, Grand Canyon. Precambrian rocks on the left (west) and lower Paleozoic rocks on the right (east). Note, however, that the “drag” folds indicate that the right side is down. This has been interpreted in terms of two directions of movement, thrusting of the Precambrian over the Paleozoic and then reactivation of the thrust as a normal fault. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Precambrian, Paleozoic |
| Location | USA. Grand Canyon. |
| Photographer | Michael Williams. 1995. |
| Collection | Keck Structural Geology Slide Set #MW1. |
| Key words | fault, Grand Canyon, Bass Fault |
| Tech details | 425 KB. Outcrop. |
| GeoDIL number | 3070 |
| Copyright | Michael Williams |