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Digital Database for the Preliminary Surficial Geologic Map of Leuhman Ridge and the Surrounding Area, Edwards Air Force Base and Air Force Research Laboratory, Kern and San Bernardino Counties, California

This preliminary geologic map presents mapping of the Leuhman Ridge area of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducted between April 2020 and June 2021. The report focuses on surficial materials and bedrock to evaluate potential faults and other geologic features that may influence groundwater movement. The preliminary work confirms that the Spring Fault, previously mapped by Dibblee (1960, 1967), is a Quaternary-active fault but does not find convincing evidence to support the existence of the Leuhman Fault (Dibblee, 1960; 1967) within the map area. Several more possible and probable faults are identified by a combination of geomorphic lineaments and brecciated rock. Pleistocene and Holocene eolian deposits are widespread, manifesting as sand sheets, dunes, and admixtures into alluvial fans. Also, an incised pediment forms much of the upland south of Leuhman Ridge. In general, field observations indicate that Quaternary alluvial and eolian deposits are thin; this suggests that secondary bedrock porosity and permeability, defined by degree of weathering and fracture density that includes fault-related fracturing, are more important factors in the location and flow patterns of groundwater.

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Author(s) Andrew J. Cyr, David M. Miller
Publication Date 2023-04-04
Beginning Date of Data 2023-04-21
Ending Date of Data 2023-04-21
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WTKPBP
Citation Cyr, A.J., and Miller, D.M., 2023, Digital Database for the Preliminary Surficial Geologic Map of Leuhman Ridge and the Surrounding Area, Edwards Air Force Base and Air Force Research Laboratory, Kern and San Bernardino Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WTKPBP.
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Metadata Date 2023-04-06
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