Digital aeromagnetic map of the Nevada Test Site and vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada and Inyo County, California
Open-File Report
99-554-B
Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy
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Abstract
An aeromagnetic map of the Nevada Test Site area was prepared from publicly available aeromagnetic data described by McCafferty and Grauch (1997). Magnetic surveys were processed using standard techniques. Southwest Nevada is characterized by magnetic anomalies that reflect the distribution of thick sequences of volcanic rocks, magnetic sedimentary rocks, and the occurrence of granitic rocks. In addition, aeromagnetic data reveal the presence of linear features that reflect faulting at both regional and local scales.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Digital aeromagnetic 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 | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99554B |
| 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: 56 p.; Metadata; GIS Files |
| 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 |