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Principal facts for gravity stations in the Dry Valley area, west-central Nevada and east-central California

Open-File Report 2003-6
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr036

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Abstract

In June, 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established 143 new gravity stations and 12 new rock samples in the Dry Valley area, 30 miles north of Reno, Nevada, on the California - Nevada border (see fig. 1). This study reports on gravity, magnetic, and physical property data intended for use in modeling the geometry and depth of Dry Valley for groundwater analysis. It is part of a larger study that aims to characterize the hydrologic framework of several basins in Washoe County. Dry Valley is located south of the Fort Sage Mountains and south-east of Long Valley, on USGS 7.5’ quadrangles Constantia and Seven Lakes (fig. 2). The Cretaceous granitic rocks and Tertiary volcanic rocks that bound the sediment filled basin (fig. 3) may be especially important to future modeling because of their impact on groundwater flow. The granitic and volcanic rocks of Dry Valley exhibit densities and magnetic susceptibilities higher than the overlaying sediments, and create a distinguishable pattern of gravity and magnetic anomalies that reflect these properties.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Principal facts for gravity stations in the Dry Valley area, west-central Nevada and east-central California
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2003-6
DOI 10.3133/ofr036
Year Published 2003
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Description Report: 21 p.; 7 Plates: 8.50 x 11.00 inches
Country United States
State California, Nevada
Other Geospatial Dry Valley area
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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