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 REPORT 08-5 PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SPIRIT MTN. NW
QUADRANGLE, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA

114°45'00"W 114°42'30"W 114°40'0"W 114°37'30"W

05 06 07 08 09 7
10 11 12 13 14 15
35°30'0"N Tcb Qby
Tcb Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 35°30'00"N
Qai1 Qai1 Tcb Qai1 Qay Qcts1 Qcts1 Qai3 Qay Qay1
Tfe Qai3 Tcb Qai3 Qcts1 Qcts1 Qay1 Qay1 Qay1
Tfe Qai1 Qay1 Qay1 PIEDMONT ALLUVIUM AND HILLSLOPE DEPOSITS
Qay Tcb Qby Qe Qay+i Qai3
Qay Tfe CWAJB02-1 Qai2
Tcb
Qai3 Qay+i Qay1 Qay1
QTac Tcb Qay1 Qai3 Qai3
Qai1 Tcb Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 Qay1 Qay Piedmont alluvium, undivided (Holocene)
Tcb Qby Qch Qay1 Qai3
Qai2 Qay1 Qay1 Qay1 Qai3
QTac Tcb
Qay Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 Qay2 Piedmont alluvium (late to middle Holocene)
Qai3 Qay1 Qai3
Qai1 Qai3 Qai2 QTac Qai2 Qay Tcb Qch Qay1 Qai3 Qai3
Qay2 Qai1 Qay Qai3 Qay1 Qay1 Piedmont alluvium (Middle to early(?) Holocene)
3930 Qay2 Qay2 QTac Qay Qby Qay1 Qai3 Qay1
Qcts1
Qai1 Qai3 Qai1 Xq Qch Qay1 Qai3
Qcw Qai1 Qcts1 Qay1 Qai3 Piedmont alluvium (early Holocene to late Pleistocene)
Qai3 Tcb Qai3 Qai3 Qay+i Qay1 Qay1 Qai3
Tcb? Qai3 Qai3
Qcw
QTtc QTa Qai1
Qai1 Qai1 Qay1 39 30 Qai2 Piedmont alluvium (Late Pleistocene)
Tcb? Qby Qay1
Qcw Qcg Qcts1 Qay1 Qay1
Qai1 Qai3 Qai2 Qay
Trt Qay1 Qai3 Qai3 Qby Qai3 Qay1 Qai1 Piedmont alluvium (late to middle Pleistocene)
Qx Qby
QTtc
Qai3 Qx Tcb Qay Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 Qay+i Qai3 Qai3 Qay1
QTa Qai3 Qcts2 Qai3 Qai3
Tcb? Qay1 Qai1 Qai1 Qai1 Qai3
Qai+y Qay1 Qay+i Piedmont alluvium, undivided. Mixed Qay and Qai (Holocene to Pleistocene)
Qay2 Qai1 Qby QTc Qby Qcts1
Qai1 Qcw Qai3
Qai1 Qay2 Qai3 Qay1 Qai3
Tda QTtc Qai1 Qx Qcg Qai3 Qai3
Qay Qai+y Piedmont alluvium, undivided. Mixed Qai and Qay (Holocene to Pleistocene)
Qai1 Qby Qay1
Tda Qx Tcb Qcts1 Qay
Qai1 Qai1 Qcw Qch Qay 1
Qay1 Qao Piedmont alluvium (middle Pleistocene)
Qay2 Qay1
Qai1 Qcg Qay1 Qay1
Qai+y Qai1 Qcw Qcts1 Qai3 Qay1
Qby Qai3 QTa Piedmont alluvium (early Pleistocene to Pliocene(?))
Qai1 Qby Qay1
29 Qay+i
Tsu Tsu Qby Qcw
Qai1 Tgdi Qay1 Qai3
Qay1
Qay+i Qay+i Qai3 Tsu Qai1 Qby
QTtc Qcg Qai Qai3
Qay+i Qai1 Qai1 Qai1 Qcg QTc Qay1 Qcts1 Qay1 QTac Piedmont alluvium with reworked Colorado River sediments (early Pleistocene to late Pliocene(?))
Tda QTtc Qai1 Qai1 TsuTsu Qcts2
Qcts1 Qai3
Qay+iQay+i Qx Qai1 Qcg Qby Qay1
Qai+y Qay2 Qai1 Qai1 Qcts2 Qai3 Tfe Fanglomerate of the Eldorado Mountains (Pliocene to late Miocene)
Tda Qai1 Tsu Qcg Qby Qcts1 Qai3 Qai3 29
Qay2 Qai1 Qai+y Qchs Qcg Qay1
Qay+i Qai Qai Tc Qay1
Qay2 Qai1 Qai Qai1 Qby Qay1 Qai3 Qai3 QTtc Talus and colluvium (Pleistocene to Pliocene)
Qai3
1 1
1

Qay1 Tgdi Tgdi Qcg Qcts3 Qai3 Qay1

Qai Qai1 Qai1 Qcts1
Qai Qai1 Tsu Qcg Tsu Qai3 Qcts1Qay1 Qay Qai3 COLORADO RIVER DEPOSITS
Qai1 Qai1 Qay1 Qay1
1
Qai3 Qay
Qai
Qai1 Qay1 Qchs Tgdi TgdiTsu Qcg Qai3 1
Qai3 Qai3
Qcg Qay Tc Qay1 Qai3 Qay1 Qcts Colorado River terrace sediments, undivided (Late Pleistocene)
Qchm
Qby Qay1Qai3 Qai3
Qay1 Tsu Tgdi Qcg Qcts4 Qay1 Qay1
Qay2 Tls Qai Qai3 Qay1
Qai Tgdi Tsu Qai3 3
Qcts1 First (oldest and highest) Colorado River terrace (late Pleistocene)
Qchm Tcb Tc Qcts2 Qai3
Qai+y Qay1 Tsu Qcg
Tsu Qay1 Qai3 Qai3 Qay1
Qay1 QTc Tsuf Tls Qai3 Qay1
Qai Qai Tri Tri
Qai3 Qcts2 Second Colorado River terrace (late Pleistocene)
28 Qai
Qay2 TsuQai Tsu Qcg Qay1 Qai3
Qai Tsuf Trdi Qcg Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai Tdbv Tsu Qay2 Qai3 Qay1 Qcts3 Third Colorado River terrace (late Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Tsu Trdi Tsu Qai3 Qay1
Qai Qcts2 Qai3 Qai3 Qai3
Qai+y Qch Qai Qay2 Qcg Qay1 28 Qcts4 Fourth (lowest lying) Colorado River terrace (late Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qai Qai1 Tdbv Qcg Qay1 Qay1
Qai Qay+i Qai Qai Qai Qai3
Qai Qai Qai1 Qch Qai Qcw Tc Qay1 Tcb Qby Qai3
Qai3
Qay1
Qcs Colorado River sediments, undivided (late to middle (?) Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qai Qch
1
Qai1 Qcw Qai3 Qay1
Qai Qai1 Qay2 Tls Qcts4 Qai3
Qai Qai Qby Qai3
Qai Qai Qchm Qay2
Qcts3
Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 Qcg Colorado River gravels, undivided (late to middle Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qai Qai Qai Qai Qai Qai3 Qai3
Qcw Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai Qai3 Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai Qai Qchs Qby Qai3 Qch Colorado River sediments. Chemehuevi beds of House et al. (2005) (late Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qcw
Qai Qai Qai Qai Qcg Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai Qcw Qai1 Qcg Qcts4 Qchs Sand dominated facies of the Chemehuevi beds (late Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qcw Qcg QTc Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai Qai Qai Qcg Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qch Qcg
27 Qai Qai Qai Qai Qch Qai Qchm Qai3
Qai3 Qchm Mud-dominated facies of the Chemehuevi beds (late Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qai Qcw Qcg Qai3
Qai Qai Qai
1
Qai Qby
Qai Qai Qai Qby Qcw Colorado River sediments. The 'sediments of Cottonwood Cove' (late (?) Pleistocene)
Qai Qai3 Qai
Qai
3
Qai Qai3
Qay Qcg Qcts Qai327 QTcl Colorado River sediments, the 'lakeside beds' (middle to early(?) Pleistocene)
Qai Qai Qai3
Qay Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qai QTc Colorado River sediments, undivided (early Pleistocene to late Pliocene(?))
Qch
Qao Qcw Qcw Qby
Qai1 Qai3
Qai Qai Qcw Qcg Qay Tcb Colorado River sediments. Bullhead alluvium of House and others (2005, 2008) (early Pliocene)
Qai1 Qai1 Qai Qcw Qcw Qay
Qai Qao Qai Qay Qay
Qai Qay Tcb? Eolian deposits of reworked Tcb? (Pliocene)
Qai1 Qai Qai Qai1
Qai Qai1 Qai1 QTc Qai3
Qai Qai1 Qai1 Qai3 Tls Valley fill sediments. Lost Cabin beds of House et al. (2008)? (late Miocene)
Qai1
Qao Qai1 Qai1 Qai3
Qao Qao Qai1 Qai1 Qai1 Qai1 Qai1 Qay
35°27'30"N26 Qai35°27'30"N OTHER UNITS
Qai Qai1
3

Qai+y Qao Qao Qai1 Qai3 Qai3

Qai3 Qai3 Qby Beach sediments (recent)
Qao Qao Qai
Qai
Qao Qai3 Qay
Qao Qao Qai Qay1 Qai1 Qai3 26 Qe Eolian sand (recent to late Pleistocene)
Qao Qao Qay1 Qai Qay Qay1 Qay1 Qai3 Qai3
Qao Qao Qai3
Qao 1
Qay1 Qai3 Qx Anthropogenic deposits (recent)
Qai Qai Qay1 Qai3 Qai3
Qao Qao Qai3 Qai3 Qai3
Qao Qao Qao Qai Qay1 Qcw
Qai
Qay1 Qai3 Qay1 Qai3 Qay
MIOCENE STRATA
Qao Qai Qai+y Qai Qai Qay1 Qay1 Qay2 Qai3
Qao Tc Conglomerate and Sandstone (middle to late Miocene)
Qai Qay1 Qay1
Qai Qai Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qay1 Qay1 Tdbv Breccia of volcanic rock (middle Miocene) Prob. correlates with breccia units in Mount Davis Volcanics (Faulds, 1995).
Qai Qai Qay1
Qai Qai Qai Qay1 Qay1 Qay1 Qai3 Qai3
Qai Qay1 Qay1
25 Qao Qai Tdm Basaltic andesite lavas (middle Miocene) Prob. correlates with mafic lavas of Mount Davis Volcanics (Faulds, 1995).
Qai+y Qai Qay1 Qay1 Qay1 Qby
Qao Qai Qao Qay1 Qay1 Qay1
Qao Qao Qay1 Qai Qay1 Qai Qay1 Qay Trt Rhyolitic tuffaceous rocks (middle Miocene)
Qao Qay1 Qai
Qao Qao Qai Qai Qai Qay1
Qao Qao Qai3 Qai3 25
Qao Qao Qao Qao Qao
Qai Qay1 Qay 1
Qay 1 Tda Dacite-andesite lavas (middle Miocene) Possibly correlative with Mount Davis Volcanics.
Qao Qai3
Qao Qao Qao Qay1
Qao Qai3 MIOCENE INTRUSIONS
Qai+y Qao Qai Qao Qao Qay1 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai+y Qao Qai3
Qay1 Qao Qay1 Qai3 Qay1
Qai Qai Qai
Qai3 Tcv Calcite veins (middle Miocene)
Qao Qai Qay2 Qai3
Qai Qay1 Qai3
Qai3
Qay1 Trdi Rhyodacite dikes (middle Miocene)
Qay1 Qai3
Qai Qao Qao Qay2 Qai3 Tri Rhyolite dikes (middle Miocene)
Qay1 Qao Qay2 Qai3
Qai Qai Qai3
Qai Qai
24 Qao Qai+y Qai Qai3 Tgdi Porphyritic granodiorite dikes (middle Miocene)
Qai Qao Qai
Qai Qao Qao Qao
Qao Qai Qay1 Qai
Qay1 Qai3 Qai3 Qai3 Tdi Dacite dikes (middle Miocene)
Qao Qao Qai
Qai Qai Qao Qay1 Qai3 24
Qao Qai Qao Qay1 Qay1 Qay Tgi Granitic dike (early to middle Miocene)
Qao Qai Qao Qao QcgQay1 Qay1 Qai3 Tsuf Upper Searchlight pluton, porphyritic-phaneritic phase, quartz monzonite to granodiorite (early to middle Miocene)

Tsu Upper Searchlight pluton, quartz monzonite to granodiorite (early to middle Miocene)

PROTEROZOIC (?)

Xq Quartzite (Paleoproterozoic?)

23

23

See accompanying text for full unit descriptions and references.

22

Piedmont Alluvium Colorado River Deposits Other Deposits

22 and Hillslope

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

Strike and dip of joints

15
Inclined

Proterozoic (?)
Proterozoic
17 000m.N

Xq
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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

Scale 1:24,000 Field work done in 2006-2008

Adjoining 7.5'
Supported by the U.S. Geological Survey STATEMAP Program
PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH HALF quadrangle names

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

7 8 9 Edited by Jordan Hastings

CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA 1 Ireteba Peaks
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 feet Compilation in ESRI ArcGIS v9.2 (ArcGeology v1.2) by P. Kyle House,
and in Cardinal Systems Vr Mapping Software by Nick Hinz,
and James E. Faulds
2 Mount Davis
3 Mount Perkins CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET Cartography and layout in ESRI ArcGIS v9.2 by Matthew Richardson
and Jennifer Mauldin
4 Fourth of July Mountain First Edition, October 2008
P. Kyle House and James E. Faulds 5
6
Spirit Mtn. NW
Spirit Mtn. NE
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 11,
North American Datum 1927 (m)
Printed by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
This map was printed on an electronic plotter directly from digital files. Dimensional calibration may
7 Searchlight SE
2008 8
9
Spirit Mtn.
Spirit Mtn. SE
Base map: U.S. Geological Survey Spirit Mtn. NW
7.5' quadrangle (1959), Polyconic projection
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.

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