Digital isostatic gravity map of the Nevada Test Site and vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
Open-File Report
99-554-C
Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy
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Abstract
An isostatic gravity map of the Nevada Test Site area was prepared from publicly
available gravity data (Ponce, 1997) and from gravity data recently collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (Mankinen and others, 1999; Morin and Blakely, 1999). Gravity data were processed using standard gravity data reduction techniques. Southwest Nevada is characterized by gravity anomalies that reflect the distribution of pre-Cenozoic carbonate rocks, thick sequences of volcanic rocks, and thick alluvial basins. In addition, regional gravity data reveal the presence of linear features that reflect large-scale faults whereas detailed gravity data can indicate the presence of smaller-scale faults.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Digital isostatic gravity map of the Nevada Test Site and vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-554 |
| Chapter | C |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99554C |
| Edition | Online Version 1.1 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | Report: 3 p.; 1 Plate: 36.00 x 45.30 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Nevada |
| County | Clark County, Inyo County, Lincoln County, Nye County |
| Other Geospatial | Nevada Test Site and vicinity |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator |
| Scale | 20000 |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |