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Older eolian deposits

Includes Loveland Loess
StateColorado
NameOlder eolian deposits
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary
Original map labelQeo
Primary rock typedune sand
Secondary rock typesilt
Other rock typesloess
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Eolian, Loess)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Eolian)dune sand and silt
Map references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Geographic coverageMorgan

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