Tesla Fault
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The Tesla Fault can be found in the northeastern Diablo Range, California. This fault is only semi-active.{{clarify|date=February 2025}}
Geology
This fault has been demonstrated to have a dextral offset of {{convert|8.5|km|mi|sp=us}} and is closely associated with the Greenville Fault.Cotton, W.R., 1972, Preliminary geologic map of the Franciscan rocks in the central part of the Diablo Range, Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-343 (Basic Data Contribution 39), 2 sheets, scale 1:62,500
Mocho Subbasin
The Tesla Fault forms the eastern boundary of the large aquifer known as the Mocho Subbasin. Some groundwater flow of the Mocho Subbasin occurs across the Tesla fault boundary, but flows are discontinuous below a depth of {{convert|50|ft|m}} across the Tesla Fault.Environmental Site Screening Analysis, 2127 Railroad Avenue, Livermore, California, Earth Metrics rpt no. 7785, San Mateo, Ca., Feb. 1989
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070335/http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?disp_cd=P&qfault_or=1303&ims_cf_cd=c USGS Database Search, Partial Report for Greenville fault zone, Marsh Creek-Greenville section (Class A) No. 53b]
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Category:Seismic faults of California
Category:Geology of Contra Costa County, California
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