Paleozoic tectonic domains of Nevada: An interpretive discussion to accompany the geologic map of Nevada

Geologic Map of the Lahontan Mountains Quadrangle, Churchill County, Nevada

The Lahontan Mountains quadrangle is located 11 km east of Fallon, Nevada at the southeastern margin of the Carson Sink (Fig. 1). Principal physiographic features include the Lahontan Mountains, collectively consisting of Sehoo, Eetza, Salt Wells, and Rainbow mountains. This quadrangle is part of the greater Lake Lahontan area that in part occupied the southern Carson Desert, previously mapped ...

Description of Map Units for the Geologic Map of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada

Qs Sand Wind-blown sand blankets a number of areas in the western part of the quadrangle. These well-sorted, mediumto fine-grained quartzose sands are commonly deposited on the east to northeast sides of hills but may extend across some flat areas. The sands are uncemented and loose but most are well stabilized by vegetation, locally including trees. The sands are usually white to tan but local...

Geologic Map of the Huntsman Ranch 7.5’ Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada

Preliminary Geologic Map of the McTarnahan Hill Quadrangle, Douglas County, Nevada

The preliminary geologic map of the McTarnahan Hill quadrangle, first released in 1999 in PDF format, was originally drafted in Adobe Illustrator. This Second Edition (Revised 2009) was converted and modified slightly in ArcMap Version 9.3. The Quaternary unit descriptions were not significantly changed from the original map. Bedrock unit descriptions were modified and corrected, and sections w...

Using cave deposits as geologic tiltmeters: Application to postglacial rebound of the Sierra Nevada, California

[1] Secondary calcite shelfstone deposits in caves can be used to precisely measure tilting over geologic timescales. Calcite deposited along the edges of former pools can be surveyed to within a single millimeter, and can be dated using uranium-series disequilibrium. Two caves in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, contain tilted calcite deposits of glacial age. A third cave contains a sim...