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Results of Gravity Fieldwork Conducted in March 2008 in the Moapa Valley Region of Clark County, Nevada

November 1, 2008

In March 2008, we collected gravity data along 12 traverses across newly-mapped faults in the Moapa Valley region of Clark County, Nevada. In areas crossed by these faults, the traverses provide better definition of the gravity field and, thus, the density structure, than prior gravity observations. Access problems prohibited complete gravity coverage along all of the planned gravity traverses, and we added and adjusted the locations of traverses to maximize our data collection. Most of the traverses exhibit isostatic gravity anomalies that have gradients characteristic of exposed or buried faults, including several of the newly-mapped faults.

Publication Year 2008
Title Results of Gravity Fieldwork Conducted in March 2008 in the Moapa Valley Region of Clark County, Nevada
DOI 10.3133/ofr20081300
Authors Daniel S. Scheirer, Arne Dossing Andreasen
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2008-1300
Index ID ofr20081300
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Geophysics Unit of Menlo Park, CA (GUMP)