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Strike-slip faulting and counterclockwise rotations along the southwest portion of the Lake Mead fault system, Boulder City–Hoover Dam Area, Nevada

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Source-reported bounding extent: 35.663257677228074° to 36.66403422154724° latitude; -115.36296963239647° to -114.25104974517845° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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L. Sue Beard, Zachary Anderson, Tracey J. Felger. 2025-04-01. Strike-slip faulting and counterclockwise rotations along the southwest portion of the Lake Mead fault system, Boulder City–Hoover Dam Area, Nevada. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70265696

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