GRAVITY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION

SCHURZ, NV

BY: DREW JONES AND MARLON RAMOS

GPH 492/692, SPRING 2013

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CORRECTION METHODS

- Elevation

- Lattitude

- Instrument Drift

- Free Air

- Bouguer Slab

- Inner and Outer Terrain

Used to Calculate Simple and Complete Bouguer Anomalies

SIMPLE BOUGUER ANOMALY

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f(x) = − 0.00340370341206729 x − 189.652268611883

Line 1 - Simple Bouguer Anomaly

Line 1 - Simple Bouguer AnomalyLinear (Line 1 - Simple Bouguer Anomaly)Linear (Line 1 - Simple Bouguer Anomaly)

RELATIVE TOTAL HORIZONTAL FAULT OFFSET FROM SEDIMENT THICKNESSES

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Relative sediment Thickness vs. Distance, Line 1

Distance, m

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Using relative vertical sediment offset obtained from bouguer slab inversion and simple trigonometry, a rough estimate of total horizontal offset was calculated by assuming a dipping fault plane.

Calculated vertical offset = 105 m

Some models for fault geometry

Dip Angle Horizontal Offset, m

45 105

70 38

80 18.5

89 1.5

POSSIBLE MODELS FOR BASIN THICKNESS

POSSIBLE MODELS FOR BASIN THICKNESS

COMPLETE BOUGUER ANOMALY

WHAT WE THINK IS HAPPENING: A SIMPLE MODEL OF RIGHT-LATERAL FAULT TO EXPLAIN OBSERVED GRAVITY ANOMALY

COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CRITICISMS, AND PROVERBIAL REMARKS ARE WELCOME