| Abstract: | The Newark Valley area, eastern Nevada is one of thirteen major ground-water basins investigated by the BARCAS (Basin and Range Carbonate Aquifer Study) Project. Gravity data are being used to help characterize the geophysical framework of the region. Although gravity coverage was extensive over parts of the BARCAS study area, data were sparse for a number of the valleys, including the northern part of Newark Valley. We addressed this lack of data by establishing seventy new gravity stations in and around Newark Valley. All available gravity data were then evaluated to determine their reliability, prior to calculating an isostatic residual gravity map to be used for subsequent analyses. A gravity inversion method was used to calculate depths to pre-Cenozoic basement rock and estimates of maximum alluvial/volcanic fill. The enhanced gravity coverage and the incorporation of lithologic information from several deep oil and gas wells yields a view of subsurface shape of the basin and will provide information useful for the development of hydrogeologic models for the region. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 80483 |
| Citation Author: | Mankinen, Edward A.; McKee, Edwin H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Geophysics Unit of Menlo Park, California |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0401200 |
| Citation LatS: | 0391800 |
| Citation LonE: | -1151800 |
| Citation LonW: | -1160000 |
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| Citation No Pagination: | N |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 18 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2007-1306 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Gravity Data from Newark Valley, White Pine County, Nevada; 2007; OFR; 2007-1306; Mankinen, Edward A.; McKee, Edwin H. |
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| Citation Year: | 2007 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Gravity Data from Newark Valley, White Pine County, Nevada; 2007; OFR; 2007-1306; Mankinen, Edward A.; McKee, Edwin H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1306/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
