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Geologic map of Detrital, Hualapai, and Sacramento Valleys and surrounding areas, northwest Arizona

January 1, 2011

A 1:250,000-scale geologic map and report covering the Detrital, Hualapai, and Sacramento valleys in northwest Arizona is presented for the purpose of improving understanding of the geology and geohydrology of the basins beneath those valleys. The map was compiled from existing geologic mapping, augmented by digital photogeologic reconnaissance mapping. The most recent geologic map for the area, and the only digital one, is the 1:1,000,000-scale Geologic Map of Arizona. The larger scale map presented here includes significantly more detailed geology than the Geologic Map of Arizona in terms of accuracy of geologic unit contacts, number of faults, fault type, fault location, and details of Neogene and Quaternary deposits. Many sources were used to compile the geology; the accompanying geodatabase includes a source field in the polygon feature class that lists source references for polygon features. The citations for the source field are included in the reference section.

Publication Year 2011
Title Geologic map of Detrital, Hualapai, and Sacramento Valleys and surrounding areas, northwest Arizona
DOI 10.3133/ofr20111225
Authors L. Sue Beard, Jeffrey Kennedy, Margot Truini, Tracey Felger
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2011-1225
Index ID ofr20111225
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Western Region Geology and Geophysics Field Science Center-Flagstaff