Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone
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The Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone canonical | 2 |
| Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12854218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone Context triple: [Eastern California Shear Zone, hasPart, Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone]
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A.
Rodgers Creek Fault
The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
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B.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Panamint Valley fault zone
The Panamint Valley fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and helps shape the tectonically active Panamint Valley region.
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E.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone Target entity description: The Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
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A.
Rodgers Creek Fault
The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
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B.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Panamint Valley fault zone
The Panamint Valley fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and helps shape the tectonically active Panamint Valley region.
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E.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault zone
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right-lateral strike-slip fault system ⓘ seismogenic structure ⓘ |
| accommodates |
regional shear between the Pacific Plate and North America Plate
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tectonic deformation in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| associatedWith | seismic activity in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| deformationStyle | brittle crustal faulting ⓘ |
| discipline |
seismology
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| displacementSense | dextral ⓘ |
| faultSystem | Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault system ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| geologicProvince |
Mojave Desert block
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linked to:
Basin and Range–Mojave transition zone
|
| hosts | earthquake ruptures ⓘ |
| kinematics | horizontal shear dominated ⓘ |
| linkedTo | regional fault networks of the Eastern California shear zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
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Southern California ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lenwood
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Lockhart ⓘ Old Woman Springs ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast trend ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern California shear zone
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linked to:
Eastern California Shear Zone
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| region | Inland Southern California ⓘ |
| roleInHazard | contributes to seismic hazard in Southern California ⓘ |
| significance | major fault system in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific–North America plate boundary region
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linked to:
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone Description of subject: The Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone
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faultSystem
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Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault system
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linked to: Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone