State | Louisiana |
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Name | Intermediate Terraces |
Geologic age | Pleistocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Terrace-stream)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Terrace-stream)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Terrace-stream)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Terrace-stream)
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Comments | Surfaces show more dissection and are topographically higher than the Prairie. Composed of terraces formerly designated as Montgomery, Irene, and most of the 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 - Calcasieu - Caldwell - Catahoula - De Soto - Evangeline - Grant - Jefferson Davis - La Salle - Livingston - Natchitoches - Rapides - Red River - Sabine - Saint Helena - Tangipahoa - Union - Vernon - Webster - Winn |