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Terrace Deposits

Clay to boulder-size clasts deposited as pediments, paleochannels, and terrace fills of former flood plains. Thickness up to 75 ft (23m).
StateSouth Dakota
NameTerrace Deposits
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary
Original map labelQt
Primary rock typeclay or mud
Secondary rock typesilt
Other rock typessand; gravel
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Boulders (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Terrace, stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Terrace, stream)
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 coverageBennett - Brule - Buffalo - Butte - Corson - Custer - Dewey - Fall River - Gregory - Haakon - Harding - Jackson - Jones - Lawrence - Lyman - Meade - Mellette - Pennington - Perkins - Shannon - Stanley - Todd - Tripp - Ziebach

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