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Preliminary Geologic Map of Early Miocene Felsic Eruptive Centers in the Aquarius Mountains, West-Central Arizona

Open-File Report 2022-1016
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20221016

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Abstract

The first author, Gary S. Fuis, conducted this mapping in the summer of 1967 in partial fulfillment of the entry requirements into the Ph.D program of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. The area mapped lies wholly within the Fort Rock Ranch, a private ranch spanning ~50 square miles in Mohave and Yavapai Counties, Arizona. Access to the ranch is limited, and it is uncertain whether a detailed geologic map of the Aquarius Mountains can be recreated today. Therefore, we are making this map available to the public in this Open-File Report.

The original mapping was compiled on an enlarged single aerial photograph at an approximate scale of 1:15,600. The second author, J. Luke Blair, photogrammetrically rectified the original map and added modern topography, which was not available at the time the original map was completed. Modern roads and drainages were also added, including I–40, built after the original map was completed. Both authors reformatted the original map using current USGS geologic map standards.

Suggested Citation

Fuis, G.S, and Blair, J.L., 2022, Preliminary geologic map of early Miocene felsic eruptive centers in the Aquarius Mountains, west-central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2022-1016, scale 1:15,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20221016.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction  
  • Geology of Aquarius Mountains and Vicinity  
  • Geologic Structure  
  • Radiometric Dating  
  • Photogrammetric Methods  
  • Acknowledgements  
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Preliminary geologic map of early Miocene felsic eruptive centers in the Aquarius Mountains, west-central Arizona
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2022-1016
DOI 10.3133/ofr20221016
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Earthquake Science Center
Description 1 Sheet: 65.39 × 42.11 inches
Country United States
State Arizona
Other Geospatial Aquarius Mountains
Scale 15000
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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