Glacial deposits

Unsorted bouldery gravel, sand, and rock flour in ground, terminal, and lateral moraines. Locally partly sorted
State Oregon
Name Glacial deposits
Geologic age Pleistocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Boulders (Glacial)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Glacial)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Glacial)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Glacial)rock flour
Comments In OR291, glacial deposits include well preserved lateral and recessional morraines of late Pleistocene (10-30 ka) Pinedale glaciation and more poorly preserved lateral moraines of middle Pleistocene (150-200 ka) Bull Lake glaciation
References

Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.

Walker, G.W. and Repenning, C.A., 1965, Geologic map of Adel quadrangle, Lake, Harney, and Malheur Counties, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-446, scale 1:250,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i446

Brown, C.E. and Thayer, T.P., 1966, Geologic map of the Canyon City quadrangle, northeastern Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-447, scale 1:250,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i447

Walker, G.W., 1979, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Oregon part of the Grangeville quadrangle, Baker, Union, Umatilla, and Wallowa Counties, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-1116, scale 1;250,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1116

Walker, G.W., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Pendleton quadrangle, Oregon and Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneus Geologic Investigations Map I-727, scale 1:250,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i727

Walker, G.W., 1977, Geologic map of Oregon east of the 121st meridian: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-902, scale 1:500,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i902

Ferns, M.L. and Brooks, H.C., 1987, Geology and mineral resources map of the Elkhorn Peak quadrangle, Baker County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geologican Map Series GMS-41, scale 1:24,000.

Brooks, H.C., Ferns, M.L., Wheeler, G.R., and Avery, D.G., 1983, Geology and gold deposits map of the northeast quarter of the Bates quadrangle, Baker and Grant Counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-29, scale 1:24,000

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Evans, J.G., 1989, Geologic map of the Desolation Butte quadrangle, Grant and Umatilla Counties, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle GQ-1654, scale 1:62,500.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/gq1654

Minor, S.A., Rytuba, J.J., Grubensky, M.J., Vander Meulen, D.B., Goeldner, C.A., and Tegtmeyer, K.J., 1987, Geologic map of the High Steens and Little Blitzen Gorge Wilderness Study Areas, Harney County, Oregon: U.S. Geological Surevy Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1876, scale 1:24,000.

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https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf1916

Minor, S.A., Rytuba, J.J., Vander Meulen, D.B., Grubensky, M.J., and Tegtmeyer, K.J., 1987e, Geologic map of the Wildhorse Lake quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1915, scale 1:24,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf1915

Thayer, T.P., Brown, C.E., and Hay, R.I., 1967, Preliminary geologic map of the Prairie City quadrangle, Grant County, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Map, scale 1:62,500.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr67214

Whitsun, N.W., 1988, Geochemical stratigraphy of the Dooley Rhyolite Breccia and Tertiary basalts in the Dooley Mountain quadrangle, Oregon: Portland, Oregon, Portland State University, master's thesis, 122 p.

Ferns, M.L., Madin, I.P., and Taubeneck, W.H., 2001, Reconnaissance geologic map of the La Grande 30' x 60' quadrangle, Baker, Grant, Umatilla, and Union Counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Reconnaissance Map Series RMS-1, 52 p., scale 1:100,000.

Madin, I.P. and Taubeneck, W.H., 2003, Geologic map of the Amnthony Buttes quadrangle, Union and Baker Counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-107, scale 1:24,000.

Weiss, P.L., Gualtieri,, J.L., Cannon, W.F., Tucher, E.T., McMahan, A.B., and Federspiel, F.E., 1976, Mineral resources of the Eagle Cap Wilderness and adjacent areas, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1385-E, 100 p.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1385E

Ferns, M.L. and Taubeneck, W.H., 1994, Geology and mineral resources of the Limber Jim Creek quadrangle, Union County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-82, scale 1:24,000.

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Counties Baker - Clackamas - Deschutes - Douglas - Grant - Harney - Hood River - Jackson - Jefferson - Klamath - Lake - Lane - Linn - Marion - Multnomah - Union - Wallowa - Wasco