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Gravity Data from Newark Valley, White Pine County, Nevada

Open-File Report 2007-1306
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071306

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Abstract

The Newark Valley area, eastern Nevada is one of thirteen major ground-water basins investigated by the BARCAS (Basin and Range Carbonate Aquifer Study) Project. Gravity data are being used to help characterize the geophysical framework of the region. Although gravity coverage was extensive over parts of the BARCAS study area, data were sparse for a number of the valleys, including the northern part of Newark Valley. We addressed this lack of data by establishing seventy new gravity stations in and around Newark Valley. All available gravity data were then evaluated to determine their reliability, prior to calculating an isostatic residual gravity map to be used for subsequent analyses. A gravity inversion method was used to calculate depths to pre-Cenozoic basement rock and estimates of maximum alluvial/volcanic fill. The enhanced gravity coverage and the incorporation of lithologic information from several deep oil and gas wells yields a view of subsurface shape of the basin and will provide information useful for the development of hydrogeologic models for the region.

Suggested Citation

Mankinen, E.A., McKee, E.H., 2007, Gravity Data from Newark Valley, White Pine County, Nevada (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1306, iii, 18 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071306.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Gravity Data from Newark Valley, White Pine County, Nevada
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2007-1306
DOI 10.3133/ofr20071306
Edition Version 1.0
Year Published 2007
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) Geophysics Unit of Menlo Park, CA (GUMP)
Description iii, 18 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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