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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Gravel, sand, and silt; Quaternary basin-filling alluvium; Snake River Plain, Basin and Range provinces |
| Geologic age | Quaternary |
| Original map label | Qd |
| Comments | Qd includes proximal bouldery to silty distal alluvial fan deposits of Pleistocene to Pliocene age, and alluvial valley-fill and terrace deposits of Pinedale age. It is present in wide structural valleys and along major streams in such valleys |
| Primary rock type | alluvium |
| Secondary rock type | alluvial fan |
| Other rock types | alluvial terrace |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Alluvial)distal fan and mainstream alluvium Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Alluvial)alluvial fan and mainstream alluvium Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Alluvial)proximal alluvial fan Incidental
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Boulders (Alluvial)proximal alluvial fan |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Scott, W.E., 1982, Surficial geologic map of the eastern Snake River Plain and adjacent areas, 111o to 115o W., Idaho and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Map I-1372, scale 1:250,000. Rember, W.C., and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Pocatello quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Pocatello 2o quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Rember, W.C., and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Dubois quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Map Series, Dubois 2o quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Mitchell, V.E., and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Driggs quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Driggs 2o Quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Bannock - Boise - Butte - Cassia - Clark - Custer - Jefferson - Lemhi - Oneida - Owyhee - Power - Teton - Twin Falls - Valley - Washington |
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