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Geologic Resources Inventory Ancillary Map Information Document U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate Geologic Resources Division Great Basin National Park GRI Ancillary Map Information Document Produced to accompany the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) Digital Geologic Data for Great Basin National Park grba_geology.pdf Version: 2/18/2014 I Great Basin National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Map Document for Great Basin National Park 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 GRI Dig.i.t.a..l. .M...a..p.. .a..n..d.. .S..o..u..r.c..e.. .M...a..p.. .C..i.t.a..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................. 4 Map Un.i.t. .L..i.s..t.......................................................................................................................... 5 Map Un.i.t. .D..e..s..c..r.i.p..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................................................. 7 Qt- Talu..s.. .(..Q..u..a..t.e..r..n..a..r.y..)................................................................................................................................................. 7 Qa - Al.l.u..v..iu..m... .(.Q...u..a..t.e..r.n..a..r..y..).......................................................................................................................................... 7 Qlg - La..c..u..s..t.r..in..e.. .g..r..a..v..e..ls.. .(..Q..u..a..t.e..r..n..a..r.y..)......................................................................................................................... 7 Ql - Lan..d..s..l.i.d..e.. .d..e..p..o..s..it.s.. .(..Q..u..a..t.e..r..n..a..r.y..)........................................................................................................................... 7 Qg - Gl.a..c..i.a..l .d..e..p..o..s..i.t.s.. .(.Q...u..a..t.e..r.n..a..r..y..).............................................................................................................................. 7 Qoa - O..l.d..e..r. .a..l.l.u..v..iu..m... .(.Q...u..a..t.e..r.n..a..r..y..)............................................................................................................................... 7 QTc - C..o..n..g..l.o..m..e..r..a..t.e..,. .y..o..u..n..g..e..r. .(.Q...u..a..t.e..r.n..a..r..y.. .o..r. .T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..)............................................................................................... 7 Tc - Co.n..g..l.o..m...e..r.a..t.e..,. .o..l.d..e..r. .(.T..e..r..t.ia..r..y..).............................................................................................................................. 8 Tcmb .-.. .C..o..n..g..l.o..m..e..r..a..t.e..,. .o..ld..e..r..,. .m..a..r..k.e..r.. .b..e..d.. .(.T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..)............................................................................................. 8 Tnr - N.e..e..d..le..s.. .R...a..n..g..e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n.. .(..T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..).................................................................................................................... 8 Tl - Lac..u..s..t.r.i.n..e.. .d..e..p..o..s..it.s.. .(..T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..)................................................................................................................................ 9 Tlf- Lat.i.t.e.. .f.l.o..w...s.. .(.T..e..r..t.ia..r..y..)............................................................................................................................................ 9 Trdi - R.h..y..o..d..a..c..i.t.e.. .f.l.o..w...s.. .a..n..d.. .s..u..b..v..o..l.c..a..n..i.c.. .in..t.r..u..s..iv..e.. .r..o..c..k.s.. .(..T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..)............................................................................ 9 Toc - O..ld..e..r.. .c..o..n..g..lo..m...e..r.a..t.e.. .(..T..e..r.t.i.a..r.y..)............................................................................................................................. 9 Tmp - M..u..s..c..o..v..i.t.e..-.b..e..a..r..in..g.. .r..h..y..o..li.t.e.. .p..o..r.p..y..h..y..r..y.. .d..ik..e..s.. .a..n..d.. .s..i.ll.s.. .(.T..e..r..t.ia..r..y..)........................................................................ 9 Tgr - B...io..t.i.t.e.. .g..r.a..n..i.t.e.. .(.T..e..r..t.ia..r..y..)..................................................................................................................................... 10 Kgr - .G..r..a..n..it.e.. .(..C..r.e..t.a..c..e..o..u..s..)......................................................................................................................................... 10 Jg - G.r..a..n..it.e.. .(..J.u..r..a..s..s..ic..)................................................................................................................................................ 10 PNe - .E..l.y.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..P..e..n..n..s..y..lv..a..n..i.a..n..)......................................................................................................................... 11 Mc - C..h..a..i.n..m..a..n.. .S...h..a..le.. .(..M..i.s..s..i.s..s..ip..p..i.a..n..)......................................................................................................................... 11 Mj - Jo..a..n..a.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..M..i.s..s..i.s..s..ip..p..i.a..n..)......................................................................................................................... 12 MDp -. .P..i.lo..t. .S...h..a..le.. .(..M..i.s..s..i.s..s..ip..p..i.a..n..-.D...e..v..o..n..ia..n..)................................................................................................................ 12 Dg - G..u..i.lm...e..t.t.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n.. .(.D..e..v..o..n..i.a..n..).......................................................................................................................... 12 Ds - S..im...o..n..s..o..n.. .D..o..l.o..m...it.e.. .(..D..e..v..o..n..i.a..n..)........................................................................................................................... 13 Dse - .S...e..v..y.. .D..o..l.o..m..i.t.e.. .(.D...e..v..o..n..ia..n..)................................................................................................................................. 13 OSfl -. .F..i.s..h.. .H..a..v..e..n.. .a..n..d.. .L..a..k..e..t.o..w...n.. .D..o..l.o..m...it.e..s..,. .u..n..d..i.f.f..e..r.e..n..t.i.a..t.e..d.. .(.O...r.d..o..v..i.c..ia..n..-..S..i.lu..r..ia..n..).................................................. 14 Oe - E..u..r.e..k..a.. .Q..u..a..r..t.z..it.e.. .(..O..r..d..o..v..ic..i.a..n..)............................................................................................................................ 14 Op - P..o..g..o..n..ip.. .G...r.o..u..p..,. .u..n..d..i.f.f..e..r.e..n..t.i.a..t.e..d.. .(.O...r.d..o..v..i.c..ia..n..).................................................................................................... 15 Opl -. .L..e..h..m...a..n.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n.. .(.O...r.d..o..v..i.c..ia..n..)................................................................................................................ 15 Opk .-. .K...a..n..o..s..h.. .S..h..a..l.e.. .(.O...r.d..o..v..i.c..ia..n..)...................................................................................................................... 15 Opj -. .J..u..a..b.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..O..r..d..o..v..ic..i.a..n..).................................................................................................................... 15 Opw.. .-. .W...a..h..w....a..h.. .L..im...e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(.O...r.d..o..v..i.c..i.a..n..).......................................................................................................... 16 Opf .-. .F..i.ll.m...o..r.e.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..O..r..d..o..v..ic..i.a..n..)............................................................................................................... 16 Oph .-.. .H..o..u..s..e.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..O..r..d..o..v..ic..i.a..n..)................................................................................................................ 16 OCn -. .N..o..t.c..h.. .P..e..a..k.. .L..i.m..e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(..O..r..d..o..v..ic..i.a..n..-.C...a..m..b..r..ia..n..)................................................................................................. 16 Ccs - .C...o..r.s..e..t. .S..p..r..in..g.. .S...h..a..le.. .(..C..a..m...b..r.i.a..n..)....................................................................................................................... 17 Cjw -. .J..o..h..n..s.. .W...a..s..h.. .L..i.m...e..s..t.o..n..e.. .(.C..a..m...b..r.i.a..n..)................................................................................................................. 17 Clp - L..i.n..c..o..ln.. .P..e..a..k.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n.. .(.C..a..m...b..r.i.a..n..).................................................................................................................... 18 Clpm.b.. .-.. .L..in..c..o..l.n.. .P..e..a..k.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .c..o..n..g..l.o..m...e..r.a..t.e.. .m...a..r.k..e..r. .b..e..d.. .(.M...i.d..d..le.. .C...a..m..b..r..ia..n..)................................................. 18 Cpc - .P..o..l.e.. .C..a..n..y..o..n.. .L..i.m...e..s..t.o..n..e..,.
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