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Till, Moraine

Heterogeneous, clay with silt to boulder-size clasts of glacial orgin. Exhibits a distinctive weathered, dissected surface.Typically overlain by up to 10 ft (3m) of loess. Thickness up to 150 ft (46 m).
StateSouth Dakota
NameTill, Moraine
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene [Upper Wisconsin]
Original map labelQlt
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 - Day - Deuel - Grant - Hamlin - Roberts

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