Erosion, Erosion Recoverability, and Desertification Rates
at the Valjean Site, Mojave Ecosystem Project
by
J. P. Calzia, B. W. Troxel, and C. G. Raumann
EROSION
A. Tecopa Lake Beds
B. T&T Railroad
C. Fault scarp in China Ranch Beds
D. Trench Z CH-1
E. Trench at Tecopa Lake Beds
DESERTIFICATION
F. Advance of Dumont Dunes
see map below for site locations.
XQp - Tecopa Lake Beds (Pliocene and Holocene) XQTg - China Ranch Beds (Miocene and Pliocene) XXOther map symbols denote Miocene to Lower XXProterozoic volcanic and sedimentary rocks |
Table 1: Summary of Erosion, Erosion Recoverability,
and Desertification Rates at the Valjean Site
References:
Morrison, R.B., 1991, Quaternary stratigraphic, hydrologic, and
climatic history of the Great Basin, with emphasis on Lakes Lahontan,
Bonneville, and Tecopa: in Morrison, R.B., ed, Quaternary nonglacial
geology; Conterminous U.S: Boulder, Geological Society of America,
The Geology of North America, v. K-2, p. 283-320.
Myrick, D.F., 1991, Railroads of Nevada and eastern California; Volume II: The southern roads: Reno, University of Nevada Press, p. 544-593.
Noble, L.F., Mansfield, G.E., and others, 1922, Nitrate deposits in the Amargosa Region, southeastern California: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 724, 99 p.
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