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The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province
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The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province

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Stephen P. Reidel
Stephen P. Reidel
School of the Environment, Washington State University-Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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Victor E. Camp
Victor E. Camp
Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182, USA
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Martin E. Ross
Martin E. Ross
Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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John A. Wolff
John A. Wolff
School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Barton S. Martin
Barton S. Martin
Department of Geology and Geography, Ohio Wesleyan University, 61 South Sandusky Street, Delaware, Ohio 43015, USA
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Terry L. Tolan
Terry L. Tolan
Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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Ray E. Wells
Ray E. Wells
U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Geological Society of America
Volume
497
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE497
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© 2013 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813724973
Publication date:
August 01, 2013
Book Chapter

Strike-slip faults in the western Columbia River flood basalt province, Oregon and Washington

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James L. Anderson
James L. Anderson
Geology Department, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA
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Terry L. Tolan
Terry L. Tolan
Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207-0751, USA
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Ray E. Wells
Ray E. Wells
U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1130/2013.2497(13)
  • Published:
    August 01, 2013

The pattern of deformation in the western part of the Columbia River flood basalt province contains two key components: (1) anticlinal uplifts of the Yakima Fold Belt with east-northeast to west-southwest trends, and (2) strike-slip fault zones with dominantly northwest trends. It is the abundance and regional extent of the latter that distinguish this area from other parts of the province. There are many northwest-striking, right-lateral, strike-slip faults in the interval from the Willamette Valley eastward to Umatilla (123°W to 119°W longitude). Some of these faults are only a few kilometers long, whereas others are of regional extent (>100 km)....

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