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Geologic Resources Inventory Map Document for Yucca House National Monument U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate Geologic Resources Division Yucca House National Monument GRI Ancillary Map Information Document Produced to accompany the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) Digital Geologic Data for Yucca House National Monument yuho_geology.pdf Version: 7/18/2012 I Yucca House National Monument Geologic Resources Inventory Map Document for Yucca House National Monument Table of Contents Geolog.i.c. .R...e..s.o..u..r.c..e..s.. .I.n..v.e..n..t.o..r..y. .M...a..p.. .D..o..c..u..m...e..n..t....................................................................... 1 About th..e.. .N...P..S.. .G...e..o..l.o..g..i.c. .R...e..s.o..u..r.c..e..s.. .I.n..v.e..n..t.o..r..y. .P...r.o..g..r.a..m........................................................... 2 Map Un.i.t. .L..i.s..t.......................................................................................................................... 4 Map Un.i.t. .D..e..s..c..r.i.p..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................................................. 5 Qal - 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F.a..n..g..l.o..m..e..r..a..t.e.. .(.R..e..c..e..n..t. .a..n..d.. .P..l.e..i.s..t.o..c..e..n..e..)............................................................................................................. 5 Qpg - P..e..d..im...e..n..t. .d..e..p..o..s..i.t.s.. .(.R..e..c..e..n..t. .a..n..d.. .P..l.e..i.s..t.o..c..e..n..e..)..................................................................................................... 5 Qsw - .S..l.o..p..e..w...a..s..h.. .(..H..o..l.o..c..e..n..e.. .a..n..d.. .P..le..i.s..t.o..c..e..n..e..)........................................................................................................... 6 TKdp - .D...io..r..it.e.. .p..o..r..p..h..y..r.y.. .(.T..e..r..t.ia..r..y.. .o..r. .U..p..p..e..r.. .C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..).............................................................................................. 6 Kch - C..li.f.f.. .H..o..u..s..e.. .S..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..U..p..p..e..r. .C...r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)....................................................................................................... 6 Kme - M...e..n..e..f.e..e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n.. .(.U..p..p..e..r.. .C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)............................................................................................................ 6 Kpl - Po..i.n..t. .L..o..o..k.o..u..t. .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n.. .(.U...p..p..e..r. .C..r..e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)...................................................................................................... 6 Km - M.a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .u..n..d..i.f.f..e..r.e..n..t.i.a..t.e..d.. .(.U..p..p..e..r.. .C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..).................................................................................... 6 Kmc - M...a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .C...o..r.t.e..z.. .M...e..m..b..e..r.. .(.U..p..p..e..r.. .C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)................................................................................... 7 Kms - M...a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .S...m..o..k..y.. .H..i.l.l .M...e..m...b..e..r. .(.U...p..p..e..r. .C..r..e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)............................................................................. 7 Kmv - M...a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .M...o..n..t.e..z..u..m...a.. .V..a..l.l.e..y.. .M..e..m...b..e..r. .(..U..p..p..e..r. .C...r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)................................................................ 7 Kmj - M.a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n..,. .J..u..a..n..a.. .L..o..p..e..z.. .M..e..m...b..e..r. .(..U..p..p..e..r. .C...r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..).......................................................................... 7 Kmlm - .M...a..n..c..o..s.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .L..o..w...e..r. .M...a..n..c..o..s.. .(.U...p..p..e..r. .C..r..e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)................................................................................. 7 Kd - Da..k.o..t.a.. .S...a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e.. .(.U..p..p..e..r.. .C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)................................................................................................................ 7 Kbc - B..u..r.r.o.. .C...a..n..y..o..n.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n.. .(..L..o..w...e..r. .C...r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)................................................................................................... 8 Jmb - 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En.t.r.a..d..a.. .S..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..U..p..p..e..r. .J..u..r.a..s..s..i.c..).................................................................................................................... 9 Jn - Na.v..a..j.o.. .S..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e.. .(.J..u..r.a..s..s..i.c..)................................................................................................................................ 9 GRI So..u..r.c..e.. .M...a..p.. .C..i.t.a..t.i.o..n..s..................................................................................................... 10 MF-21..7........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Index.. .M...a..p........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Lege..n..d.. .F..ig..u..r..e.................................................................................................................................................... 12 Refe.r..e..n..c..e..s........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Geol.o..g..i.c.. .C..r.o..s..s.. .S...e..c..t.io..n.. .A...-.A...'............................................................................................................................ 14 Griffit.t.s..,. .2..0..0..1.............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Repo..r.t................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Refe.r..e..n..c..e..s........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Appe..n..d..i.x............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Griffit.t.s..,. .1..9..9..9.............................................................................................................................................................. 34 Carra.r.a..,. .2..0..0..9..,. .a..n..d.. .H..a..y..n..e..s.. .e..t... .a..l...,. .1..9..7..2..................................................................................................................... 34 GRI Di.g..i.t.a..l. .D..a..t.a.. .C..r..e..d..i.t.s........................................................................................................ 35 2012 NPS Geologic Resources Inventory Program 1 YUHO GRI Map Document Geologic Resources
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