Abstract: A Remote Sensing Study of the Central Garlock Fault Zone, Mojave Desert, California

FRANK E. DENISON, and PETER J. FISCHER, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330

A remote sensing analysis of the Garlock fault zone was completed using Landsat TM images, high altitude color IR aerial photography and published maps and reports. Interpretation of the images and photographs has revealed a series of folds, a folded Pleistocene Lake shoreline, and other features that formed in response to movement along the left-slipping Garlock fault. The Landsat TM and the color IR images reveal lineaments that we interpret as step-over zones along the Garlock zone. In addition, the Landsat images permit correlations not readily made with conventional aerial photography. Most of the features are reported here for the first time.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90935©1998 AAPG Pacific Section Meeting, Ventura, California