Mid-Continent fault scarp and has been called the "finest" such scarp east of the Rocky Mountains. In low sun-angle photography additional scarps and splays can be observed. The erosion/sedimentation patterns and the path of drainages such as Canyon Creek may have been influenced by movement along the fault, and topographic ridges are offset. Finally ductile folding, vegetation and landform variations have also been recognized on the Meers fault. In some rock formations faulting has mainly led to warping, instead of brittle displacements and in several sites evidence of faulting appears to be concealed by floodplain sedimentation. The fault separates Cambrian-Proterozoic igneous rocks from thick Cambrian-Ordovician age carbonates to the northeast. The igneous rocks belong to the Amarillo-Wichita uplift and are much more magnetic than the carbonates; this has been used to trace the fault with aeromagnetic techniques although the igneous rocks also reduce its visibility in reflection seismology studies. The nature of the surrounding rocks also influences the expression of the Meers fault, as it has a more pronounced scarp in erosion-resistant rock units. Geological context The Meers fault is among the most prominent tectonic structures in the region. Other faults in the area are the Blue Creek Canyon fault which is connected to the Meers fault at its northwestern end, the Broxton Fault Complex northeast and the Mountain View fault to the north which intersects with and is also connected to the Meers fault. Additional faults in the region are the Cement, the Cordell and the Duncan-Criner faults. All these faults lie in the area of the Frontal Wichita fault system, which is located between the Anadarko Basin to the north and the Amarillo-Wichita uplift to the south and separates the two. The fault system, which also includes the Meers fault as its southern margin, was active during the Mississippian to Permian, generating a total offset of about . The development of the Meers fault may have been influenced by the South Oklahoma aulacogen. Both the Wichita Mountains thrust and possibly a second fault are linked with the Meers fault, which is the only fault in the Wichita fault system with Holocene activity. A link to the Willow fault farther west has been proposed, which would prolong the fault system to length and significantly increase its hazard. Geologic history The Meers fault has been in existence for most of the Phanerozoic. It may have begun as a rift margin