Book contents
- Essentials of Geomorphology
- Reviews
- Essentials of Geomorphology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Geomorphology
- 2 History and Foundations of Geomorphology
- 3 Dating Methods in Geomorphology
- 4 Climate Change Throughout Earth History
- 5 Geomorphology’s Resisting Framework: Minerals, Rocks, and Biota
- 6 Tectonics and Mountain Building
- 7 Landforms on Volcanic and Plutonic Rocks
- 8 Landforms on Horizontal and Weakly Dipping Rocks
- 9 Landforms Developed on Folded Rocks
- 10 Landforms on Faulted Rocks
- 11 Weathering
- 12 Karst and Landforms of Dissolution
- 13 Soils and Paleosols
- 14 Mass Movements and Slope Processes
- 15 Surface Water, Drainage Basins, and Sediment Transport
- 16 Landforms of Fluvial Erosion and Deposition
- 17 Coastal Processes and Landforms
- 18 Glacial Systems
- 19 Glacial Sediments and Landforms
- 20 Periglacial Processes and Landforms
- 21 Eolian Processes, Deposits, Landforms, and Systems
- 22 Biogeomorphology
- 23 Planetary Geomorphology
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
10 - Landforms on Faulted Rocks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2025
Book contents
- Essentials of Geomorphology
- Reviews
- Essentials of Geomorphology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Geomorphology
- 2 History and Foundations of Geomorphology
- 3 Dating Methods in Geomorphology
- 4 Climate Change Throughout Earth History
- 5 Geomorphology’s Resisting Framework: Minerals, Rocks, and Biota
- 6 Tectonics and Mountain Building
- 7 Landforms on Volcanic and Plutonic Rocks
- 8 Landforms on Horizontal and Weakly Dipping Rocks
- 9 Landforms Developed on Folded Rocks
- 10 Landforms on Faulted Rocks
- 11 Weathering
- 12 Karst and Landforms of Dissolution
- 13 Soils and Paleosols
- 14 Mass Movements and Slope Processes
- 15 Surface Water, Drainage Basins, and Sediment Transport
- 16 Landforms of Fluvial Erosion and Deposition
- 17 Coastal Processes and Landforms
- 18 Glacial Systems
- 19 Glacial Sediments and Landforms
- 20 Periglacial Processes and Landforms
- 21 Eolian Processes, Deposits, Landforms, and Systems
- 22 Biogeomorphology
- 23 Planetary Geomorphology
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
Faulting within rocks and sediment creates some of the most dramatic landscapes (Fig. 10.1). A favorite trip for many visitors to the Western United States follows the route from San Francisco to Las Vegas, or from San Francisco to Phoenix, where much of the mountainous scenery along these routes has been formed by faulting. Because of this faulting, the high alpine landscapes contrast greatly with the desert landforms in the lowlands below. After reading this chapter, you will be able to take this excursion and understand the stunning geomorphology of these faulted landscapes, and others.
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Further Reading
Hunt, C. B. 1975. Death Valley: Geology, Ecology, Archaeology. University of California Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Jeong, A., Cheung, S. Y., Walker, I. J. and Dorn, R. I. 2018. Urban geomorphology of an arid city: Case study of Phoenix, Arizona. In: Thornbush, M. J. and Allen, C. D. (eds.) Urban Geomorphology: Landforms and Processes in Cities. Elsevier. pp. 177–204.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mabbutt, J. A. 1977. Desert Landforms. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Peterson, F. F. 1981. Landforms of the Basin and Range Province. Nevada Agric. Exp. Station Tech. Bull. 28:52pp.Google Scholar
Wallace, R. E. (ed.) 1990. The San Andreas Fault System, California. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1515.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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