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Quaternary Lake Bonneville deposits

StateUtah
NameQuaternary Lake Bonneville deposits
Geologic ageQuaternary
Original map labelQl
Primary rock typeclay or mud
Secondary rock typesand
Other rock typesgravel; silt
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Lacustrine)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Lacustrine)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Lacustrine)
Unconsolidated > Marl (Lacustrine)
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic)
Map references
Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Hintze, L.F., 1988, Geologic History of Utah: Brigham Young University Geology Studies Special Publication 7, 202 p.
Morrison, R.B., 1991, Quaternary stratigraphic, hydrologic, and climatic history of the Great Basin, with emphasis on Lakes Lahontan, Bonneville, and Tecopa, in Morrison, R.B., ed., Quaternary nonglacial geology; Conterminous U.S.: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. K-2, p. 283-320.
Geographic coverageBeaver - Box Elder - Cache - Davis - Iron - Juab - Millard - Morgan - Salt Lake - Tooele - Utah - Weber

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