The wister mud pot lineament: Southeastward extension or abandoned strand of the San Andreas fault?

Lynch, D. K.; Hudnut, K. W.

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We present the results of a survey of mud pots in the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area. Thirty-three mud pots, pot clusters, or related geothermal vents (hundreds of pots in all) were identified, and most were found to cluster along a northwest-trending line that is more or less coincident with the postulated Sand Hills fault. An extrapolation of the trace of the San Andreas fault southeastward from its accepted terminus north of Bombay Beach very nearly coincides with the mud pot lineament and may represent a surface manifestation of the San Andreas fault southeast of the Salton Sea. Additionally, a recent survey of vents near Mullet Island in the Salton Sea revealed eight areas along a northwest-striking line where gas was bubbling up through the water and in two cases hot mud and water were being violently ejected.

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Lynch, D. K.; Hudnut, K. W.

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Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

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The wister mud pot lineament: Southeastward extension or abandoned strand of the San Andreas fault?; 2008; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; Lynch, D. K.; Hudnut, K. W.