The place in California that I chose to visit had it fair
share of problems as we a geologic wonder and an amazing Geo-morphic consideration.
The Owen Lake and Owen River. On the fault activity map 2010 the Owen valley is
mostly highlighted orange that indicates Holocene faults displacement. The geologic
exposures were immense as well as breath taking. With the range in fault
direction which provides indication of Strike slip fault with some Dip slip
faults. The rock exposure presents a variety sediment types such as crystalline
granite, volcanic and sedimentary rock composition surround the underline of
the Owens’s Valley. The data that I would ask for to aid, me with defining the
type of rock and the age of these rock types would include unstable isotopes,
dating sedimentary strata and correlation. These tools will help in determine
rack types by correlation and ages can be narrowed to close their geologic time
scales. The tools can be used simultaneously on different type to extract data,
which can be used to classify the volcanic sediment and the superposition of
the rocks across the valley.
Reference: Geoscience, (2013). Structural Evolution of the
East Sierra Valley System (Owens Valley and Vicinity), California: A Geologic
and Geophysical Synthesis. Retrieved from: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/3/2/176/htm
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