INTERIM GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST PART OFTHE PANGUITCH 30' X 60' QUADRANGLE, GARFIELD,IRON, AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH—YEAR 2 PROGRESS REPORTbyRobert F. Biek 1 , Florian Maldonado 2 , David W. Moore 3 , John J. Anderson 4 , Peter D. Rowley 5 ,Van S. Williams 2 , L. David Nealey 3 , and Edward G. Sable 31 <strong>Utah</strong> <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-61002 U.S. <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 802253 U.S. <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, retired4 Kent State University, retired5 <strong>Geologic</strong> <strong>Map</strong>ping Inc., P.O. Box 651, New Harmony, UT 84757DisclaimerThis open-file release makes information available to <strong>the</strong> public during <strong>the</strong> review and production period necessary for aformal UGS publication. The map may be incomplete, and inconsistencies, errors, and omissions have not been resolved.While <strong>the</strong> document is in <strong>the</strong> review process, it may not conform to UGS standards; <strong>the</strong>refore, it may be premature for anindividual or group to take actions based on its contents. Although this product represents <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional scientists,<strong>the</strong> <strong>Utah</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Natural Resources, <strong>Utah</strong> <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, makes no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding itssuitability for a particular use. The <strong>Utah</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Natural Resources, <strong>Utah</strong> <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, shall not be liable underany circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to claims by users <strong>of</strong>this product. For use at 1:100,000 scale only.This geologic map was funded by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Utah</strong> <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong> and <strong>the</strong> U.S. <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>, National Cooperative<strong>Geologic</strong> <strong>Map</strong>ping Program through USGS STATEMAP award numbers 08HQAG0096 and G09AC00152. The views andconclusions contained in this document are those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing <strong>the</strong><strong>of</strong>ficial policies, ei<strong>the</strong>r expressed or implied, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U.S. Government.OPEN-FILE REPORT 577UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEYa division <strong>of</strong><strong>Utah</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Natural Resourcesin cooperation with <strong>the</strong> U.S. <strong>Geologic</strong>al <strong>Survey</strong>2011
MAP UNIT DESCRIPTIONSQUATERNARYAlluvial depositsQal 1 Stream alluvium (Holocene) − Moderately sorted sand, silt, clay, and pebble toboulder gravel deposited in active stream channels and floodplains <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SevierRiver and major tributaries; locally includes minor stream-terrace alluvium asmuch as about 10 feet (3 m) above current base level; probably less than 30 feet(
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TKgc Grand Castle Formation, undivi
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track (the latter found by Eric Rob
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noted by Moore and Straub (2001) an
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shoreface, beach, lagoonal, and est
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water deposits of Cenomanian age (N
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62Figure 7. Cedar Mountain Formatio
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leached white under the Cretaceous
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis geologic map is
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Anderson, R.E., and Christenson, G.
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Biek, R.F., Rowley, P.D., Hayden, J
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field guide (The Mackin Volume): Ut
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2001, Cretaceous and early Tertiary
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Hacker, D.B., Rowley, P.D., Blank,
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Kurlich, R.A., III, 1990, Geology o
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Maldonado, F., and Moore, R.C., 199
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Flagstaff-Green River basins [abs.]
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elation to other igneous centers in
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Schulman, E., 1956, Dendroclimatic
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Van Kooten, G.K., 1988, Structure a
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