acac2c84-5087-24c7-e054-002128a47908 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-05-01 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607652 WGS 84 (EPSG::4326) Sample Locations for Thermochronometric Analysis of Recent deformation across the Basin and Range (NERC Grant NE/N015479/1) 2020-08-03 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607652 Locations of samples collected to constrain the recent activity on normal faults across Nevada. The geological samples will be used to measure the amount of exhumation that different normal faults of the Basin and Range experienced over the last 5 million years. The samples have been collected from granitic rocks that are expected to yield apatite crystals. (Uranium-Thorium)/Helium thermochronometry will be conducted on these samples to determine the cooling history of rocks from temperatures of approximately 70 degrees celsius. The samples are collected across Nevada at locations close to the fault to determine the most recent stages of exhumation. The ranges sampled are the Wassuk Range, White Range, Toiyabe Range, South Egan Range, Schell Range, Wheeler Range, House Range, Wasatch, Deep Greek, Ruby Range, Cortez Range, Humbolt Range, Dixie Valley, and Carson Range. Samples weigh approximately 2kg each. This sample coverage will constrain extension rates across the Basin and Range which is of interest to geologists, geodynamicists, and researchers interested in fault hazard. Matthew Fox University College London Earth Sciences London WC1E 6BT not available originator Matthew Fox University College London Earth Sciences London WC1E 6BT not available principalInvestigator Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available pointOfContact notApplicable https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/acac2c84-5087-24c7-e054-002128a47908.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Faulting Basin range structure Thermochronology Geology Tectonics BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision NGDC Deposited Data dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions licenceOGL Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" otherRestrictions The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. 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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" textTable English geoscientificInformation British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation NEVADA [id=796000] -119.8900 -111.6500 37.5000 40.7000 2019-09-23 2019-10-20 Text file (TXT) Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item136745 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Data download dataset dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The locations of sampling sites were selected based on preliminary modeling to determine which locations will reveal the most about recent deformation. Samples were collected by driving to the footwall of normal faults and hiking to locations that contained granitic rocks suitable for sampling. The samples were stored in plastic bags and securely sealed with duck tape. They were transported back to the UK in hold luggage. The samples are in the process of being crushed so that grains of apatite can be extracted from the granite.