We describe a gravity survey acquired to determine the thickness of basin-fill deposits (depth to bedrock) and to delineate geologic structures that might influence groundwater flow beneath the eastern part of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Inversion of these gravity data combined with geologic map and well information provides an estimate of the thickness of basin-fill deposits (defined here as Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks). After removing the gravitational effect of the basin-fill deposits, the inversion also results in a gravity map that reflects variations in the bedrock density. The depth to bedrock is generally less than 1 kilometer in the map area, except for localized depressions north and south of Kramer Hills, northwest-trending pockets about 4 kilometers northeast of Rogers Lake, and a large depression southwest of Rogers Lake. In the area near Leuhman Ridge, depth to bedrock is shallow. The Spring and Leuhman faults do not coincide with large variations in basin-fill thickness or with prominent gravity gradients, suggestive of minor vertical displacement and minor horizontal displacement at their southeastern mapped extents where they project across a large gravity low.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Title | Depth to bedrock based on modeling of gravity data of the eastern part of Edwards Air Force Base, California |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20191128 |
| Authors | Victoria Langenheim, Andrew Morita, Allen H. Christensen, Geoffrey Cromwell, Christopher P. Ely |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Open-File Report |
| Series Number | 2019-1128 |
| Index ID | ofr20191128 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
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