High Terraces

Tan to orange clay, silt, and sand with a large amount of basal gravels.
State Louisiana
Name High Terraces
Geologic age Pleistocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Terrace-stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Terrace-stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Terrace-stream)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Terrace-stream)
Comments Surfaces are highly dissected and less continuous than lower terraces. Composed of terraces fomerly designated as Williana, Citronelle, and the highest Bentley.
References

Snead, J.I., and Mcculloh, R.P., 1984, Geologic Map of Louisiana: Louisiana Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.

NGMDB product
Counties Allen - Beauregard - Bienville - Bossier - Catahoula - Grant - La Salle - Natchitoches - Rapides - Red River - Sabine - Saint Helena - Saint Tammany - Tangipahoa - Vernon - Washington - Webster - Winn