“…Noteworthy papers that describe important properties of the Basin and Range province with emphasis on the central Basin and Range subprovince include Nolan (1943), S'hawe (1 965), Hamilton and Myers (1 966), Armstrong et al (1969), Atwater (I 970), Anderson (1 97 I), Scholz et al (1 97 l), Stewart (1 97 I), , Christiansen and Lipman (1 972), Noble (1972), Kistler and Peterman, (1973), Best and Brirnhall(1974), Thompson (1974), Smith and Sbar (1974), Wright et al (1974), Snyder et al (1976), Wright (1976), Proffett (1977), , Best and Hamblin (1978), Christiansen and McKee (1978), , Lachenbruch and Sass (1978), Smith (1978), Stewart (1978), Zoback and Thompson (1978), Eaton (1979), Eaton (1980), Lipman (1980), Stewart (1980), Guth (1981), Wernicke (l981), Zoback et al (1 98 I), Armstrong (1 982), Eaton (1 982), Hill (1 982), Glamer and Supplee (1 982), , Wernicke and Burchfiel(1982), Coney and Harms (1984), Farmer and DePaolo (1983;, , Hudson and Geissman (1987), Hamilton (1988), Snoke and Miller (1988), Wernicke et al (1988), Farmer et a1.,(1989), Gans et al (1989), Oldow et al (1989), , Hodges and Walker (1990), McKenna and Hodges (1990), , , Armstong and Ward (1991), Walker and Colman (1991), , …”