Structural analysis of the San Simeon fault zone, California : implications for transform tectonics

• Main Author: Coppersmith, Ryan Thomas
• Other Authors: Cloos, Mark
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: San Simeon fault zone; California; Transform tectonics; Structural analysis; San Andreas fault; Movement; Fault kinematics; Andreas; Ragged Point; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2152/115381; https://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/42281

The San Gregorio-Hosgri fault zone (SGH), located in the Southern Coast Ranges of California is a 420 kilometer long right-lateral strand of the San Andreas fault system. The San Simeon fault zone is a segment of the SGH that cross-cuts the Nacimiento block which is primarily composed of Franciscan...