Gravity and magnetic data of Fortymile Wash, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138727· OSTI ID:138727

Ponce, D A; Kohrn, S B ^[1]; Waddell, S ^[2]

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1. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
2. Fenix and Scisson, Inc., Mercury, NV (United States)

Gravity and ground magnetic data collected along six traverses across Fortymile Wash, in the southwest quadrant of the Nevada Test Site suggest that there are no significant vertical offsets below Fortymile Wash. The largest gravity and magnetic anomaly, in the vicinity of Fortymile Wash, is produced by the Paintbrush fault, on the west flank of Fran Ridge. Inferred vertical offset is about 250 {+-} 60 m (800 {+-} 200 ft). Geophysical data indicate that the fault is about 300 m (1,000 ft) east of its mapped, but concealed location. North of Busted Butte, near Fran Ridge, geophysical data do not preclude the existence of small vertical offsets bounding Fortymile Wash. However, gravity and magnetic profiles south of Busted Butte show little correlation to those to the north and suggest that vertical offsets, comparable in size to the Paintbrush fault, are not present. Density profiling, a technique used to determine the average density of small topographic features, suggests that the density of near-surface material in the vicinity of Fortymile Wash is 1.80 to 2.00 g/cm{sup 3}.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AI08-78ET44802
• OSTI ID: 138727
• Report Number(s): USGS-OFR--92-343; ON: DE93012727
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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