Geologic Mapping Index to the Death Valley National Monument Area, California and Nevada
Schilling SP and Thompson RA. 1993. Geologic Mapping Index to the Death Valley National Monument Area, California and Nevada. Open-File Report 93-506
Death Valley National Monument occupies about 8,400 km2 of the southern Great Basin of California and Nevada (figure la) and spans several geologically intriguing mountain ranges (figure Ib). Numerous geologic mapping investigations have been conducted within and adjacent to the Monument boundaries since 1950 in an effort to delineate and describe the complex geology of the Death Valley area. An early investigator in the region, Levi Noble (1941), stated that he moved "from bewilderment to only partial understanding" while studying the puzzling geology of this area. The geology in and around Death Valley continues to challenge geologists; interpretations are as varied as the geologists who make them. Recognizing the importance of mapping to geologic studies and to resource managment issues addressed by the National Park Service staff, we have compiled the coverage of existing geologic maps in and near Death Valley National Monument.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schilling, Steve; Thompson, Ren
- Date of Issue
- 1993
- Units
- DEVA , HIST
- Keywords
- CA, California, catalogs, Data Processing, Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, DEVA, ehistory, Esmeralda County, Geology, GRBIB, History, Inyo County, Map, Mapping, Monographic, Nevada, NV, Nye County, Physical Sciences, Report, San Bernardino County, Serial, Southeastern California, United States, USGS (US Geological Survey)