Thickness and geometry of Cenozoic deposits in California Wash area, Nevada, based on gravity and seismic-reflection data

Langenheim, V. E.; Miller, J. J.; Page, W. R.; Grow, J. A.

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Gravity and seismic-reflection data provide insights into the subsurface stratigraphy and structure of the California Wash area of southern Nevada. This area is part of the Lower Colorado flow system and stratigraphic and structural data are important inputs into developing the hydrogeologic framework. These data indicate that the basin beneath California Wash reaches depths of 2-3 km. The eastern margin of the basin coincides with a system of young (Quaternary and late Tertiary) faults, although both seismic and gravity data indicate that the major basin-bounding fault is 2-3 km west of the mapped young faults. Dry Lake Valley, the adjacent valley to the west, is characterized by thinner basin fill. The basin configuration beneath both California Wash and Dry Lake Valleys based on the inversion of gravity data is unconstrained because of the lack of gravity stations north of 36030?. Broad aeromagnetic anomalies beneath pre-Cenozoic basement in the Muddy Mountains and Arrow Canyon Range reflect Precambrian basement at depths of ~ 5 km. These rocks are probably barriers to ground-water flow,except where fractured.

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31434

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Langenheim, V. E.; Miller, J. J.; Page, W. R.; Grow, J. A.

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Western Earth Surface Processes Team

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037.50

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036.15

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-114.30

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-115

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27 p.

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Open-File Report

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OFR

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2001-393

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Thickness and geometry of Cenozoic deposits in California Wash area, Nevada, based on gravity and seismic-reflection data; 2001; OFR; 2001-393; Langenheim, V. E.; Miller, J. J.; Page, W. R.; Grow, J. A.