Precise relative gravity measurements conducted in Long Valley (California)
in 1982 and 1998 reveal a decrease in gravity of as much as -107 +/- 6 mic
rogals (1 microgal = 10(-8) meters per square second) centered on the uplif
ting resurgent dome. A positive residual gravity change of up to 64 +/- 15
microgals was found after correcting for the effects of uplift and water ta
ble fluctuations. Assuming a point source of intrusion, the density of the
intruding material is 2.7 X 10(3) to 4.1 X 10(3) kilograms per cubic meter
at 95 percent confidence. The gravity results require intrusion of silicate
magma and exclude in situ thermal expansion or pressurization of the hydro
thermal system as the cause of uplift and seismicity.