NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Prepared as part of the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping

Prepared as part of the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey OPEN FILE XX-X PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DAVIS DAM QUADRANGLE, AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE
and with support from the Bureau of Land Management through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)
BRIDGE CANYON QUADRANGLE, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA

114°40'0"W 713000m. E 14 15 114°37'30"W

16 17 18 19 114°35'0"W
720 21 22 23 114°32'30"W 24 25 26 27 114°30'0"W
3903 000m. N

80 61 Qai 87 83
Tgs 65 1
Qai 88 66 72 75 Qaa 3 QTa Qai2 45
Tgs 67 67
Xgn 75 Ydg
90 Tgs Tgs Qai2/Qchm Qaa Recent to late Holocene alluvium of active piedmont washes and alluvial fans Tfbr Fault breccia along Newberry detachment fault
Qai 84 59
Tgs 80 64 81 85 Qai2/Qchm
Qai
66 Qai3 Qai2 Qay Holocene alluvium of piedmont washes and alluvial fans Tc Conglomerate containing clasts of Spirit Mountain pluton
16 73 45 Ydg
80
Ydg
37
Qai2 80 03
50 Qay
76 71 65 Qai2 79
28 2
82
47 57 62
Qai Pleistocene piedmont alluvium Tbv Volcanic megabreccia
Tgs 68 44 64
Tgs Tgs 69
35 65 Xgn QTa 60
46 74
72 Tri Qai3 Late Pleistocene piedmont alluvium Tbg Granitic megabreccia
Tgs
48 Tri
Qchs Qtr
42 Ydg Qai2/Qchm Qai2 Older late Pleistocene piedmont alluvium Tbd Dacite megabreccia
90 Qaa Qai2
44 Qai2 41
Qchm Qai2
34
69 66 80 66 Qai1 Oldest late to middle Pleistocene piedmont alluvium Tbt Tuff megabreccia
Tgs 54
02 73 Xgn 64 Qai2 Qai3 65
57 Ydg
Qai2
62 41 QTa Pleistocene to Pliocene piedmont alluvium Tbca Conglomerate megabreccia
Ydg
37 Qai 65 Qai2/Qchm
60 Tri Qai3 Tfn Pliocene to Miocene fanglomerate of the Newberry Mountains Ts Conglomerate and sandstone
Qai2
72 45 Qai3 31 Qai2
Qai 81 Trib Trib
32 QTa 02 Tfn2 Pliocene fanglomerate of the Newberry Mountains Tbb Basaltic andesite megabreccia
Tgs 51 47 49 37
66 Tdi 40 72 Ydg
Ydg Ydg Qchm 56
33 Qchs Tfn1 Late Miocene fanglomerate of the Newberry Mountains Trl Tbr Ryolite lavas; Ryolite breccia
54 25 61 76 Qay
Qai
18 Ydg Qai
19
Qai Qai2 Tfb Pliocene to Miocene fanglomerate of the Black Mountains Tbay Basaltic andesite lavas
Tgs 56 Qai3
74 Qai 8481 81 Qai3
62 40 58 Tfbr
52 79 Qxmt Tfp Pliocene to Miocene fanglomerate of the Pyramid hills Tts Tuffaceous rocks
58 79
Ydg 80
Tgs Tgs Tfb Ydg
01 32 85 Qai3 Qcy Holocene alluvium of the Colorado River Td Dacite lavas
24 69 Qai3
Qaa Qai2/Qchm
47 Tgs Qaa 70
Qaa 77 Ydg 90
82 Qcy2 Recent (post-dam) alluvium of the Colorado River Ta Tba Andesite lavas; Basaltic andesite lavas
58 Ydg 50 80
87 42 90 76
53 44 Tgs Qaa 59 Qaa 75 Ydg Qcy1 Holocene alluvium of the Colorado River Tdb Tvbr Dacite breccia; Volcanic breccia
23 43 24 51 83 Ydg
Qaa Tgs Tgs 76 Qai3
48 Tgs 35 Ydg Ydg Qchm/Tfb Qai
79 42
Qaa 46 77
64 75 Ydg 72 01
2 77 70
72 80 80
79 Qai3
Qcts Late Pleistocene terrace gravel and sand of the Colorado River Tp Peach Springs Tuff
Tgs Ydg 75 80 83
39 Qai Qai 72 46 71 Qchs 81 83
43 Ydg 85 Qai3 85 84 69 Ydg
Tgs Ydg 87 Qchm 65 Ydg 86
85
64 80 Ydg 87 Qce Older late Pleistocene terrace gravels, sand, and minor mud of the Colorado River (Emerald alluvium of House et al., 2005). Tst Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks
50 77
61 Tgs Tgs Qaa Ydg Ydg 67 70 80
Tgs Tfbr 80 66 79 76 Ydg 82
62 73
54 58 79 Ydg
73 Ydg Qch Late Pleistocene gravel, sand, and mud of the Colorado River (Chemehuevi beds of House et al., 2005) Tdo Dacite lavas
77 49 46 Qchs 59 79
72 66 73
76 86 65 69
73 Qai 67 Ydg 73 Ydg Ydg 57 35
30 35 41 84 86 79 Ydg Qchs Sand-dominated facies of the Chemehuevi beds ('upper sands' of House et al., 2005) Tts1 Tvbr Tuffaceous rocks; Volcanic breccia
Tgs 55 64 55 77 Ydg 74 78
Tgs Ydg 67 73 83 57 85 78
62 Qai 56 58 Qay Ydg 83 80 Ydg Qchm 43 32 Ydg 75
3900 Tdi 56 77 81 81 75 40 55 Qchm Mud-dominated facies of the Chemehuevi beds ('lower muds' of House et al., 2005) Tcc Tuff of Cook Canyon
60 56 Ydg 70 88 Ydg 87 55 52
Tgs Qai 55 9 Ydg
Qaa 58 76 Ydg 84 23 Ydg Ydg 67 61
Qai 61 73 69 Qai Qai 76 62 79
29 41 90 79 Ydg 30 38 61 55 69 Qchg Basal, gravel-dominated facies of the Chemehuevi beds Tbao Basaltic andesite lavas
58 Tgs 29 47 43 35 Qai 80 73
Tgs Qai 32 71 61 80 84 80 Qai3 77 80 58
Tgs 61 49 Ydg 77 Ydg 55
Tgs 45 38 45 Ydg Ydg 78 87 60 Ydg 72
62 78 Ydg 33 70 66
60
61 39
77
60
53 Ydg 51 Ydg 59 47 83 Tcb Early Pliocene alluvium of the Colorado River (Bullhead alluvium of House et al., 2005) Tca Tcat Arkosic conglomerate; Nonwelded tuff and tuffaceous sedimenta
73 85 Ydg 49 Ydg 39 00
Tgs Qai 49 70 63 76 58 65 Ydg 51 61
Tgs Qai Ydg Ydg 79
70 57 77 69 53 65 61
63
42 63 53 47 53 45 Ydg Ydg 78 Tri
Tcbl Basal, local-gravel dominated facies of the Bullhead alluvium Tbi Basalt and basaltic andesite dikes
79 Ydg Ydg
69 74 Ydg Ydg
44 71 64 78 Ydg 69 70 45
Td 75 Ydg Tri
Ts
70 65 43
59 79 67 59
Ydg
43 75 68 60 55 69 Tri Tbo Early Pliocene lacustrine mud and sand (Bouse Formation of Metzger, 1968). Tbsc Scoriaceous basalt related to Tbi
Qai Qay 52 20
57 83 46 90 74 63 Ydg 61 77 86 90 56 35
45 76 Ydg 61 64
Qay Ydg Ydg 47 Qai
53 18 60 73 84 43 Ydg Ydg 37 Ydg 83 Qai 82 Tpg Late Miocene boulder conglomerate (Pyramid gravel of House et al., 2005) Tri Tbri Rhyolite dikes; Rhyolite dike breccia
60
72 40
Ydg 81 64 41 58 65 69 Ydg 83
Tri 22 65 55 37
Ta 10 77 55 44 57 90
61 61 67 Tai
71 Ydg 79 40 73 54 47
5
51
27
86 66 Ydg 65 82 Ydg 45 48 50 45 40 Ydg
77
Tng Late Miocene channel gravels (Newberry paleochannel gravel of House et al., 2008) Trib Boitite rhyolite dikes
27 Qai 37 28 39 12 87 Ydg 72 58 57 Ydg 47 Tri 25
Qaa 41 Ta 60 59 Ydg Ydg 52 Ydg
99 56 52 Td 71 23 13 39 54 Ydg
Ydg Ydg
62
62 32 63 24
55 Ydg 75 44 47 Ydg Tri Tai Andesite dikes
57 Qaa 70 81
51 43 59
47
76 72 Ydg 61
23 63 70
Ta 68 26 67 Ydg 57 Ydg 64 67 70 21 14 75 Tai
Xgn Td 44 Qay Qaa 79 72
84
72
84 Ydg Ydg 43 Qai
42
44 59
47 Ydg Ydg 57
Tai
Qai 60 76 Ydg Qcts 15 50 59 46 Tri 21
Qai Qaa 55 32
Tc Tp 70 39 42 90 83 73 86 67 68 Qchs
58 90 60 90 Tri Trdi Rhyodacite dikes
Ts Tc 47 Ydg 37 79
46 62 43 18 44 70 79 Ydg 45 64 42 77 Ydg Ydg 34 Qai
39 Ydg 47 Ydg Ydg
Tgs 46 25 62 77 Ydg 79 65 65 35 Ydg Tri 76
28 Qaa 16
Qai 33
20 71 22 44 46 57 81 Ydg 9
22
26 99 Tdi Diorite dikes
Ydg 53 36 Ydg 35 40 Tri
Qai 59 Tc 23 19 76 69 Ydg 78 59 Ydg 52 37 70 Tri
31 Ta Td 56 78 15 37 50 57 Ydg Tri Tri 76 Tca 15
69 41 49 61 49 53 33 22 69 22 59
Ts 17 Tp
68
44 Ydg 25 Ydg Ydg 59 40 44 37 37 11 51 Tai
Tgdi Porphyritic biotite granodiorite dikes
43 32 69 55 48 15 67
35°12'30"N 53 33 68 33 57 55 Tca 52 53 Ydg 85 85 54 42 67 57 43 46 32
81 42
27 30
16 Tai 28 25
38 35°12'30"N
40 32 Ydg
Ydg Ta
47 54 Tc 10 54
71
31
71
41 66 Ydg 53 30 28 Tca 20 20 Tai
Ydg Tri Tcv Calcite veins
41
48 26 9 13 26 55 50 51 Ydg 46 30 Ydg
84 41 Ydg 41 42 Ydg
43
64 63 Tri Qai 76 43 40 56 45 Ydg 55 45
59 41 73 42 Ydg 35 22 46 51 Qai 24
64 51 72 8 40 Ydg 44 33 52 77 42 90 73 Qai Tri Tqv Quartz veins
29 Ts 75
48
81 70 82 64 85 Ydg 57 Qchs Ydg 41 67 51 Ydg 69 19 26 36
Xgn
25
9 54
59 Ydg 48 61 Ydg 49 52 Ydg Ydg
61 Tcc 41 80 Qaa
73 48 Qai 59 62 Ydg Ydg
70 49 37 43 45 21 35 31 20 30
59 50 78 40 23 65 Tgm Mirage Pluton
75 51 58 43 47 Ydg 55 11
8 Ydg 59 5364 Ydg 70 Tcc
98 Tc 58 43
58 49
44
Ydg
60 57 59 48 81 29
68 29 Tcc 21
Qai 25 11 80 65 56 Ydg Ydg Ydg 24
Ts 54 57 80 43 57 Ydg 69 41 42 61 67 58 87 Qaa 50 42 Tdo Tgs Spirit Mountain pluton
Qai
Qai 10 65 66 Ydg
70
65 73 45 52 Ydg 64 Tri 19 23 Tdo
69 7 63 Ydg Ydg 58 49 57 60 34 Tp Tdo 25
30 57 27 60 67 60 43 Ydg 40 67
45 62 79 63 Ydg 56 22 33 Tca
79 Tc 17 90 62 39 53 77 Tdo Tcc Tdo 33 Tgu Tgs and lesser Xgn undifferentiated
Qai Ts 32 Ydg Qai Ydg Ydg Tdo Tp
Tc 15 Ydg 60 73 26 26 23
Tbay 67 43 54 Ydg 48 29 23 15
62 55 78 33 Tdo 98
10 31 45 24 10 64 62 39 31 Ydg
37
34
49 60 74 74 26 Ydb Pegmatite dikes and pods
Ta 11 50 50 Ydg 62 65 70 Ydg
Tgu 16 55 70 83 43 55 63 Ydg 35 30 49 22 27 31
19 Ydg 29 41 Ydg 42 23 18 Tdo
Ts Tc 16 Tc 80 59 31 Ydg Qaa Ydg 64 YTpg Diabase dikes
Ydg 37 39 11 Tp 29
Qai 19 18 53 50 37 55 53 32 16 24 18
49
Ydg
Tts 53 35 66 67 60 34 49
49 45 73 66 Qai2 Tp
Tcc Tp
15 85 42 Qai3 53 75 84
59 Ts Tc Ydg 66 30 Qxd 53 76 65 26 17 Tdo Ymy Mylonitized Davis Dam granite
15 80 Tfb Ydg Ydg
Tc
8 20Ydg 79 77
Ydg Ydg 55 58
Qai Symbology (per FGDC-STD-013-2006)
Qai 52 65 47 18 Tp 17
Tc Qchm Ydg 79 80 54 49 18
Ydg9 54
13 Ydg 33 26 Qai3 77
75
Ydg Yap Aplite dikes
70 Qai 11 39 Ydg
37 49 36 75 QTa/Tfb 7
61 Tc Qai 23 62 Ydg Ydg Ydg 62 44 Qaa
Qay 54 41 QTa/Tfb Ygi Granitic dikes
97 Qai 75 Qai 59 25 Tcb Lithologic contact Solid where certain and location accurate, long-dashed
60 42 66 64 76 57 Tpg? 57
Qai Ydg 75 35 3
Ydg
Tc
13 Tbay 40
Ydg
20 47 80 Tri 30
Qai2 where approximate, short dashes indicate approximate contact interpreted
Qai 8 QTa 71 Ydg 45 24 Trl Ydgf Finer-grained felsic phase of Davis Dam granite
Tgu Qai Tc 5 45 Ydg Ydg 39 Qai2 30 from aerial photo, dotted where concealed.
Qai Qchs Trl
Qaa 80 Ydg 62 47 58 50 Tpg? Tfb
Tp 20
QTa/Tfb 15 Trl 61
64 Ydg 46 73 Ydg 35
Ydg Megacrystic Davis Dam granite
Tc Tbay 68 62 Tcb 25 Tdo 4
40 70 72 90 Qai2 23 22 Moderately to steeply dipping normal fault showing dip
7 57 Tfb Tfb 5 97
Ydg 55 2 Tcb 5
35 77 Ydg 2 Solid where certain and location accurate, long- dashed where approximate, Xgn Gneiss
65 80 Qaa Tfb
Qai 15 Ydg 90 51 Tfb Trl short-dashed where inferred, dotted where concealed; ball on downthrown side;
Qai 4 66 79 Tfp QTa/Tfb 2
Qai 46 61 Qay Xs Biotite schist
45 13
63
63 Qchm
showing strike and dip of fault plane and trend of fault striae.
Qai Qai 39 73 Qcy Tfb 33
71 Ydg 26 27
Qai 13 Tfp
Qai Tri 58 55 56 50 QTa Tfb Gently dipping normal fault showing dip
2
Ydg 5
Qai Qai1 Ydg
Qay Qai2
Solid where certain and location accurate, long- dashed where approximate,
Tgu Qai Qai1 Qai 80 10
Tfb QTa short-dashed where inferred, dotted where concealed;
Qai Qai Qchm
96 Ydg hachures on downthrown side.
Ydg 51 Tfp
Qai1 Qai1 Qchm Qay QTa
Qai2 Tfb
Qai2 Qai2 References
Qaa 70 Qai3 Qchs
Tfb Vein
Qai Qai Tfn QTa
Tqv Tcv House, P.K., Pearthree, P.A., and Perkins, M.D., 2008, Stratigraphic evidence for the role of lake-
8 Tfb
5
85 61
Qai1 96 spillover in the birth of the lower Colorado River in southern Nevada and western Arizona, in Reheis,
Qai 5 Vein, emplaced along fault Showing dip M.C., Hershler, R., and Miller, D.M., eds., Late Cenozoic Drainage History of the Southwestern Great
Qai Qay Qchs
Qai Qai1 Qai Tfb Basin and Lower Colorado River Region: Geologic and Biologic Perspectives: Geological Society of
Qai Qx QTa
Qay Tfn Qchm America Special Paper 439, p. 333-351.
Tgu Qai1 Strike and dip of bedding
Tgu Qai1
Qai2 Tfb House, P.K., Pearthree, P.A., Howard, K.A., Bell, J.W., Perkins, M.E., Faulds, J.E., and Brock, A.L.,
Qchg 5 10 87
Tfn Qchm Overturned 2005, Birth of the lower Colorado River: Stratigraphic and geomorphic evidence for its inception near
Qai1 Qai1 Qaa
Qchm Qai2 Inclined Horizontal
Qai1 Qai2 Qai2 the conjunction of Nevada, Arizona, and California, in Pederson, J., and Dehler, C.M., eds., Interior
Qai1
Qai1 Qch Western United States: Geological Society of America Field Guide 6, p. 357-387.
95 Qai1 Qai1 Qai2
Qcy Qchm Qai2 Tfb QTa/Tfb Strike and dip of compact foliation in ash-flow tuff
Qaa Qchg
Qe Qai3 55 Metzger, D.G., 1968, The Bouse Formation (Pliocene) of the Parker-Blythe-Cibola area, Arizona and
Qaa
Qai2 Tfb
Qay Inclined California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 600-D, p. D126-D136.
Qay Qai1 Tcb Qai2
Qai2 Tcb Tfb
Qai1 Qai2 95 Strike and dip of flow bands in lava or intrusion
QTa QTa/Tfb
Qai1 Qch Qaa 25

Qai Qchm Inclined Vertical

Qai2
Tgu Qai2
Tcb Strike and dip of metamorphic foliation; arrow shows trend of
Qai Qai1
Tfb QTa
stretching lineation.
Tcbl? Qcr Tcb
Qch? 80
Qai2 Qx Qcy2 Qai2 Inclined Vertical
94
Qay QTa Qai2 Strike and dip of joints
Qchm
Qai
35°10'0"N Qai1 35°10'0"N 60
Qchm
Qai2 Qai2 Inclined Vertical
Qay
94 Folds
Qay
Qai2 2 Inclined minor antiform, showing bearing and
Qay
Qai1
Qx plunge of hingeline.
Qcy1 Qai2
Qaa Qay Qai1
Qaa Tfb
Qai2 Tfb Stipple pattern indicates areas of significant disturbance due to
agricultural, residential, commercial, or industrial development.
Qay Qai2
Qay Tcb Qay
93 Qaa Qai2 Qai2
Qai1 Qai3
Tgu Qay
Qx Qx Qai3 Tcb
Qai2 Tcb
Qai1 QTa
Qai2 Qai3
Qay Qx QTa Tfb
Tfb Tcb
Qay
Qaa Qai2
Qai3 Tcb 93
5 QTa
Qcts
QTa
Qai2 Qai1 Qai3
Qcts
Qai2 Qcts
Tfn1 Qay
Qai2
Qai2 Qai2
Qai2 Qai3
Qai2 Qai2
Qx
92 Qai2
Qai2
Qai3
Qai3 Qay Tcb
QTa
Qch Qay Tfb
Qaa
Qai2
Qay Qay Tcbl Qai2
Qay
Qai2
Qay 92
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Qai3
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Qcts
Qai2 Qai2
Qai2 Qai3
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Qai2
Scale 1:24,000
QTa
91 Qx Tfb
Tgm Qai2 Tfb
Qch
Qay Tcbl 0 0.5 1 kilometer
Qay Qai2
Tcb Qay
Qai2 Qcts Tcbl
Qai1 QTa
Qai3 Qch
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3890 Qcy
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Qai3 Qay Qai2 Qai3
Qch Tpg Qx Qaa CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
Qai3
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90000m. N
Qay Qchg Qch Qai2 Qay Qai2
QTa Base map:
Qai3 Qchg Qbr U.S. Geological Survey Davis Dam, Ariz.-Nev. 7.5'
Qai3 Qay Tfb
Tcb QTa Qai2
Qaa QTa Qay quadrangle (1981)

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Qch?
Qx Qcy
Qch Qay
Qaa Qce Qx Qai2
Qaa QTa Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 11,
Qai3
Qce Qce Qcy2 Qch
Qay Qce Qay Qai3
Qcy Qce Qce Qch? Tcb Qai2 North American Datum 1927 (m)
35°7'30"N
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114°37'30"W 114°35'0"W 114°32'30"W 114°30'0"W

PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DAVIS DAM QUADRANGLE, AND EASTERN PART OF THE
BRIDGE CANYON QUADRANGLE, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA
James E. Faulds, P. Kyle House, Philip A. Pearthree, John W. Bell, and Alan Ramelli Adjoining 7.5'
Field work done in 2000-2006
Supported by the U.S. Geological Survey STATEMAP Program
(Agreement No. 99-HQ-AG-0058) and the Bureau of Land Management

2008 quadrangle names

1 2 3
(Agreement No. FAA070026)

DRAFT
Preliminary geologic map
Has not undergone office or field review
4 5 6 Will be revised before publication

7 8 9 Edited by Dick Meeuwig

Cartography and map production in ESRI ArcGIS v9.2 (ArcGeology v1.2)
1 Spirit Mountain by Heather Armeno, Robert Chaney, and P. Kyle House
2 Spirit Mountain SE First Edition 2004, Second Edition July 2008
3 Burns Springs Printed by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
4 Bridge Canyon This map was printed on an electronic plotter directly from digital files. Dimensional calibration may
5 Davis Dam vary between electronic plotters and X and Y directions on the same plotter, and paper may change
size; therefore, scale and proportions may not be exact on copies of this map.
6 Union Pass
7 Mount Manchester
8 Davis Dam SE
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