State | Louisiana |
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Name | High Terraces |
Geologic age | Pleistocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Terrace-stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Terrace-stream, Eolian-loess)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Terrace-stream)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Terrace-stream)
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Comments | Surfaces are highly dissected and less continuous than lower terraces. Composed of terraces fomerly designated as Williana, Citronelle, and the highest Bentley. Where overlain by loess, this unit has a red dotted overlay pattern on the source map. Polygons for this unit in our coverage which should have the loess overlay pattern are designated by "-l" being added to the base map unit symbol. |
References | Snead, J.I., and Mcculloh, R.P., 1984, Geologic Map of Louisiana: Louisiana Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Catahoula - East Baton Rouge - East Feliciana - Rapides - West Feliciana |