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Title: Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada

Abstract

This report documents the results of a geologic study of the area between the underground-nuclear-explosion testing areas on Pahute Mesa, in the northwesternmost part of the Nevada Test Site, and the springs in Oasis Valley, to the west of the Test Site. The new field data described in this report are also presented in a geologic map that is a companion product(Fridrich and others, 1999) and that covers nine 7.5-minute quadrangles centered on Thirsty Canyon SW, the quadrangle in which most of the Oasis Valley springs are located. At the beginning of this study, published detailed maps were available for 3 of the 9 quadrangles of the study area: namely Thirsty Canyon (O'Connor and others, 1966); Beatty (Maldonado and Hausback, 1990); and Thirsty Canyon SE (Lipman and others, 1966). Maps of the last two of these quadrangles, however, required extensive updating owing to recent advances in understanding of the regional structure and stratigraphy. The new map data are integrated in this re port with new geophysical data for the Oasis Valley area, include gravity, aeromagnetic, and paleomagnetic data (Grauch and others, 1997; written comm., 1999; Mankinen and others, 1999; Hildenbrand and others, 1999; Hudson and others, 1994; Hudson, unpub. data).

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
United States Geological Survey - Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Nevada Operations Office (US)
OSTI Identifier:
761029
Report Number(s):
USGS OFR 99-533-A
TRN: AH200037%%492
DOE Contract Number:  
AI08-96NV11967
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Companion product is USGS OFR 99-533-B, Geologic map of the Oasis Valley basin and vicinity; PBD: 13 Jan 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; EVALUATION; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; STRATIGRAPHY; TESTING; VALLEYS; GEOLOGY; OASIS VALLEY; NYE COUNTY

Citation Formats

Fridrich, C J, Minor, S A, and and Mankinen, E A. Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/761029.
Fridrich, C J, Minor, S A, & and Mankinen, E A. Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/761029
Fridrich, C J, Minor, S A, and and Mankinen, E A. 2000. "Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/761029. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/761029.
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title = {Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada},
author = {Fridrich, C J and Minor, S A and and Mankinen, E A},
abstractNote = {This report documents the results of a geologic study of the area between the underground-nuclear-explosion testing areas on Pahute Mesa, in the northwesternmost part of the Nevada Test Site, and the springs in Oasis Valley, to the west of the Test Site. The new field data described in this report are also presented in a geologic map that is a companion product(Fridrich and others, 1999) and that covers nine 7.5-minute quadrangles centered on Thirsty Canyon SW, the quadrangle in which most of the Oasis Valley springs are located. At the beginning of this study, published detailed maps were available for 3 of the 9 quadrangles of the study area: namely Thirsty Canyon (O'Connor and others, 1966); Beatty (Maldonado and Hausback, 1990); and Thirsty Canyon SE (Lipman and others, 1966). Maps of the last two of these quadrangles, however, required extensive updating owing to recent advances in understanding of the regional structure and stratigraphy. The new map data are integrated in this re port with new geophysical data for the Oasis Valley area, include gravity, aeromagnetic, and paleomagnetic data (Grauch and others, 1997; written comm., 1999; Mankinen and others, 1999; Hildenbrand and others, 1999; Hudson and others, 1994; Hudson, unpub. data).},
doi = {10.2172/761029},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Thu Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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