Field trip guide to selected studies of the Southwest Mineral and Environmental Investigations Project in southeastern Arizona
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Abstract
The Southwest Mineral and Environmental Investigations Project is designed to address issues raised by rapid urban development in the basins of the southwestern U.S. These issues require objective geoscientific data that can be used by land managers and stakeholders to develop informed land and water use strategies. The project integrates new and existing geologic, geophysical, and geochemical data, and imagery to provide three-dimensional visualizations of the basins of southeastern Arizona. Emphasis is on developing better knowledge of the aquifer systems of both the basins and the ranges, on acquiring background and baseline information, and on determining the distribution of metals related to mineralization and the fate of these metals in surface and subsurface environments. The products of the project will be used in resolving issues of water quality and quantity, in understanding environmental impacts such as riparian ecosystem maintenace, and in evaluating mineral resources beneath and within the basins.
The field trip highlights three topics and areas (figs. 1 and 2): (1) geology and geophysics of the upper San Pedro and upper Santa Cruz basins (M.E. Gettings, M. W. Bultman, and B.B. Houser), (2) geology, geophysics, and mineral resource potential of the San Rafael basin (M.W. Bultman), and (3) hydrology and aqueous geochemistry of the Red Mountain and Sonoita Creek drainage system (Floyd Gray). The trip guide, which begins and ends in Tucson, Arizona, also includes commentary on the cultural and mining history of the area.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Field trip guide to selected studies of the Southwest Mineral and Environmental Investigations Project in southeastern Arizona |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-544 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99544 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | Report: 50 p., Readme |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Other Geospatial | San Rafael Basin, Red Mountain, Sonoita Creek, Upper San Pedro Basin, Upper Santa Cruz Basin |
| Datum | North American Datum 1927 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator projection |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |