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Holocene river alluvium

Unconsolidated to weakly consolidated sand and gravel in river channels and sand, silt, and clay on floodplains. Also includes young terrace deposits fringing floodplains. (0-10 ka)
StateArizona
NameHolocene river alluvium
Geologic ageHolocene
Original map labelQr
Primary rock typesand
Secondary rock typegravel
Other rock typesmud; silt
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Fluvial)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Fluvial)
Incidental
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Fluvial)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Fluvial)
Map references
Richard, S. M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J. E., and Pearthree, P. A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Unit references
Richard, S. M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J. E., and Pearthree, P. A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Geographic coverageCochise - Gila - La Paz - Maricopa - Mohave - Pima - Pinal - Santa Cruz - Yavapai - Yuma

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