1. Geoscience Data Catalog

Evaluation of faults and their effect on ground-water flow southwest of Frenchman Flat, Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada: A Digital Database

Online link https://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/open-file/98-580/metadata.faq.html
Description Ground-water flow through the region south and west of Frenchman Flat, in the Ash Meadows subbasin of the Death Valley ground-water flow system, is controlled mostly by faults which arrange the distribution of permeable and impermeable rocks. In addition,
Originators McKee, Edwin H.; Wickham, Thomas A.; and Wheeler, Karen L.
Publication U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-580

Related topics

Faulting (geologic), Geologic maps, Geologic structure, Geospatial datasets, Groundwater flow, Hydrogeology, Faults, GeoscientificInformation

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Clark, Nye

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Linear geologic features

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Geologic map units at specific locations (same attributes as polygon coverage BU-GEOL.PAT)

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MA-STRC.PAT

Strike and dip information of bedding

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PTTYPE Point type
DIP Dip of bedding
STRIKE Strike of bedding

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Exploratory oil wells and fossil localities

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