Deep Resistivity Model of the Bodie-Aurora District from 2001 USGS Survey

Magnetotelluric data from seven stations in eastern California were collected in October 2001 by the U.S. Geological Survey. The dataset provides a two-dimensional apparent resistivity model to investigate concealed geologic structures beneath the Earth's surface. This study aimed to examine the transition zone between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Basin and Range province.

Use Cases

• Modeling deep subsurface resistivity structure based on magnetotelluric data.
• Investigating the relationship between surface deformation and underlying geologic trends based on the described east-west magnetic structures.
• Mapping concealed lithologic packages and geologic structures in the Basin and Range transition zone.

Strengths

• Data collected by the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
• Focuses on a specific, scientifically significant geologic transition zone in California.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown.
• Data is from a single survey in October 2001; temporal coverage is limited.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Collection Method

Magnetotelluric (MT) data acquired at seven field stations.

Time Range

October 2001

Freshness

Data collected in October 2001; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Bodie-Aurora District, eastern California, 20 km east of Mono Lake