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Prepared as part of the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey OPEN-FILE REPORT 08-5 PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SPIRIT MTN. NW
QUADRANGLE, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA
Tsu Upper Searchlight pluton, quartz monzonite to granodiorite (early to middle Miocene)
PROTEROZOIC (?)
Xq Quartzite (Paleoproterozoic?)
23
23
22
Holocene
Qay2 Qay+i Qby Qe Qx
Qay
35°25'0"N 35°25'0"N Qay1
Qcts4
Qcts3
Qcts
21 Qai3 Qcts2
Qai2 Qcts1
21
Qai
Pleistocene
Qcg
Qai1 Qchs
Qai+y Qch Symbology (per FGDC-STD-013-2006)
Qchm
3920
Qcw
Contact Solid where certain and location accurate, long-
Qao dashed where approximate, short-dashed where inferred.
39 20
?
QTa QTac QTtc QTc Normal fault Solid where certain and location accurate, long-dashed
Pliocene
where approximate, dotted where concealed; queried if identity
or existence uncertain. Ball on downthrown side.
Tfe Tcb
?
Mainly strike-slip fault Solid where certain and location accurate,
Miocene Strata Miocene Intrusions long-dashed where approximate, dotted where concealed; queried
19 if identity or existence uncertain. Arrows show relative motion.
Tc
19 Tdbv
Vein Showing dip.
Tdm
Trt
Tda Tcv Tephra Bed
Trdi
Tri Tephra Sample Locality
Miocene
CWAJB02-1
18 Tdi
Tgdi
Strike and dip of bedding
Tgi
18 15
Inclined
Tsuf Tsu
Proterozoic (?)
Proterozoic
17 000m.N
Xq
39
35°22'30"N 35°22'30"N
705000m.E 06 07 08 09 710 11 12 13 14 15
114°45'00"W 114°42'30"W 114°40'0"W 114°37'30"W
1 2 3
0 0.5 1 kilometer (Agreement No. 07-HQ-AG-0064)
DRAFT
Preliminary geologic map
OF THE SPIRIT MTN. NW QUADRANGLE, 4 5 6 0 0.5 1 mile Has not undergone office or field review
Will be revised before publication
Geologic mapping in UTM is no longer coincident with this base. For sale by:
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University of Nevada, Reno / 178
Reno, Nevada 89557-0178
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