| Abstract: | Long tension cracks caused by declines of ground-water level at four sites in Arizona, California, and Nevada occur at points of maximum, convex-upward curvature in subsidence profiles based on relevelings of closely-spaced bench marks aligned perpendicular to the cracks. We conclude the cracks are caused by horizontal strains associated with the differential subsidence. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 9554 |
| Citation Author: | Holzer, Thomas L.; Pampeyan, Earl Haig |
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| Citation LatN: | 43.5 |
| Citation LatS: | 31.3 |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 12 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 11 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | This report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for conformity with Geological Survey standards and nomenclature. |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 79-951 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Earth fissures and localized differential subsidence; 1979; OFR; 79-951; Holzer, Thomas L.; Pampeyan, Earl Haig |
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| Citation Year: | 1979 |
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| Text: | Earth fissures and localized differential subsidence; 1979; OFR; 79-951; Holzer, Thomas L.; Pampeyan, Earl Haig |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_79_951.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1979/0951/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
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http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70012020
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