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Till, Ground Moraine

Heterogeneous, clay with silt to boulder-size clasts. Exhibits a distinctive weathered, dissected surface. Contains prominent oxidized joints and fractures with gypsum or calcite. Typically overlain by up to 25 ft (8 m) of loess. Thickness up to 120 ft (37 m).
StateSouth Dakota
NameTill, Ground Moraine
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene [Illinoian(?)]
Original map labelQit
Primary rock typeclay or mud
Secondary rock typesilt
Other rock typessand; gravel
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Boulders (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Glacial, till)
Map references
Martin, J. E., Sawyer, J. F., Fahrenbach, M. D., Tomhave, D. W., and Schulz, L. D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey
Unit references
Martin, J. E., Sawyer, J. F., Fahrenbach, M. D., Tomhave, D. W., and Schulz, L. D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey
Geographic coverageBrookings - Codington - Deuel - Hamlin - Minnehaha - Moody

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