Structural Geology – Active Tectonics
Black Mtns., Death Valley, CA, showing range-bounding fault andAerial view of Black Mountains and Copper Canyon turtleback (greenish rock on right).
Angular unconformity at Ryan MesaAngular unconformity at Ryan Mesa: 4 Ma basalt flows overlying faulted Artist Drive (left) and Furnace Creek (right) formations. Death Valley, CA
Boulders on alluvial fan, Death Valley, California.Boulders on alluvial fan, Death Valley, California. The canyon, at the apex of the fan, can be seen in the background. It is a wineglass canyon, formed by erosion of an actively rising mountain next to a fault zone.
