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Structure associated with rock creep in the Black Hills, South Dakota

December 31, 1960

Many areas of schist in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota, have a thin zone of disintegrated rock that is 4-10 feet below the ground surface and parallel to it. Fresh, undeformed schist overlying this zone has moved downhill in a mass-wasting process since the present surface was formed. 

Citation Information

Publication Year 1960
Title Structure associated with rock creep in the Black Hills, South Dakota
DOI 10.1130/0016-7606(1960)71[1109:SAWRCI]2.0.CO;2
Authors J.J. Norton, J. A. Redden
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geological Society of America Bulletin
Index ID 70207019
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse