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Clastic debris; Quaternary colluvium, fanglomerate, talus, and glacial deposits; upland-valley margins

Quaternary colluvium, fanglomerate, and talus plus some glacial debris in upland valleys.
StateIdaho
NameClastic debris; Quaternary colluvium, fanglomerate, talus, and glacial deposits; upland-valley margins
Geologic ageQuaternary
Original map labelQg
CommentsUnit includes alluvial, glacial, and colluvial deposits in upland valleys. Alluvial deposits include alluvial fan, terrace, stream, and floodplain deposits. Glacial debris includes till (moraine) and outwash deposits. Colluvium is transitional to alluvium, especially in the upper parts of alluvial fans.
Primary rock typealluvium
Secondary rock typeglacial drift
Other rock typescolluvium
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Alluvial)alluvial sand and gravel
Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Glacial)fine glacial debris in till and outwash
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Glacial)coarse glacial debris in till and outwash
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Alluvial)alluvial interstitial silt and clay
Incidental
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Colluvial)fine interstitial colluvial detritus
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Colluvial)coarse colluvial detritus
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.
Geographic coverageAda - Adams - Bannock - Bear Lake - Bingham - Blaine - Boise - Bonneville - Butte - Camas - Caribou - Cassia - Clark - Clearwater - Custer - Elmore - Franklin - Fremont - Gooding - Idaho - Kootenai - Lemhi - Lewis - Madison - Oneida - Owyhee - Power - Shoshone - Teton - Twin Falls - Valley - Washington

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