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Normal faulting is the dominant feature in the structural history of the east side of the San Joaquin valley in the Kern River district, with general downthrow movements of crustal blocks toward the west. These movements have continued or have been intermittently renewed from early Miocene to Recent time, with a consequent effect on sedimentary distribution.
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of the system of block faulting evidenced in the granitic mass on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada range can be seen on the gently-dipping sediments along the fringe of the valley, although of less intensity. Farther out in the valley, where structural details can not be determined by outcrops, topographic evidence points to these same tensional forces at work, possibly accentuated by overloading of sediments as the valley is being filled.
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