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Collaborative Research: Resolving thin-skinned and basement-involved deformation within a — NSF Award to Denison University (OH, $

The cities of Mendoza and San Juan, Argentina, have been repeatedly damaged or leveled by large-magnitude earthquakes generated by geological structures associated with Andean mountain building. Because active seismicity occurs along faults that can be expressed at or hidden below Earth’s surface, the nature and histor

Award titleCollaborative Research: Resolving thin-skinned and basement-involved deformation within a
Award ID2242879
AwardeeDenison University
CityGRANVILLE
StateOH
Amount obligated$154,759
Principal investigatorChelsea Mackaman-Lofland
ProgramTectonics
Start date07/01/2023
AbstractThe cities of Mendoza and San Juan, Argentina, have been repeatedly damaged or leveled by large-magnitude earthquakes generated by geological structures associated with Andean mountain building. Because active seismicity occurs along faults that can be expressed at or hidden below Earth’s surface, the nature and history of these enigmatic structures remains debated. Several competing geologic models have been proposed that link the seismicity at depth with faults and mountain ranges expressed at
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