Results of Gravity Fieldwork Conducted in March 2008 in the Moapa Valley Region of Clark County, Nevada
Open-File Report
2008-1300
Prepared in cooperation with the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)
By: Daniel S. Scheirer and Arne Dossing Andreasen
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Abstract
In March 2008, we collected gravity data along 12 traverses across newly-mapped faults in the Moapa Valley region of Clark County, Nevada. In areas crossed by these faults, the traverses provide better definition of the gravity field and, thus, the density structure, than prior gravity observations. Access problems prohibited complete gravity coverage along all of the planned gravity traverses, and we added and adjusted the locations of traverses to maximize our data collection. Most of the traverses exhibit isostatic gravity anomalies that have gradients characteristic of exposed or buried faults, including several of the newly-mapped faults.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Results of Gravity Fieldwork Conducted in March 2008 in the Moapa Valley Region of Clark County, Nevada |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2008-1300 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20081300 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Geophysics Unit of Menlo Park, CA (GUMP) |
| Description | Report: v, 35 p.; Data Files |
| Time Range Start | 2008-03-01 |
| Time Range End | 2008-03-31 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
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