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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 Petrified Forest National Park GRI Ancillary Map Information Document Produced to accompany the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) Digital Geologic Data for Petrified Forest National Park pefo_geology.pdf Version: 9/3/2020 I Petrified Forest National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Map Document for Petrified Forest National Park Table of Contents Geologic 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 the 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........................................................... 3 GRI Digital .M...a..p.. .a..n..d.. .S..o..u..r.c..e.. .M...a..p.. .C..i.t.a..t.i.o..n............................................................................... 5 Petrified Fo..r.e..s..t. .N..a..t.i.o..n..a..l. .P..a..r.k.. .In..d..e..x.. .M...a..p....................................................................................................................... 6 Map Unit Li.s..t.......................................................................................................................... 7 Map Unit De..s..c..r.i.p..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................................................. 8 Qd - Quate.r..n..a..r.y.. .e..o..l.ia..n.. .d..u..n..e..s.. .a..n..d.. .s..a..n..d.. .s..h..e..e..t.s.. .(..Q..u..a..t.e..r..n..a..r.y..).................................................................................... 8 Qsu - Quat.e..r..n..a..r.y.. .s..u..r.f..ic..i.a..l. .d..e..p..o..s..it.s..,. .u..n..d..i.f.f..e..r.e..n..t.i.a..t.e..d.. .(.Q...u..a..t.e..r.n..a..r.y..)............................................................................ 8 Mibv - Mioc..e..n..e../.P..li.o..c..e..n..e.. .v..o..l.c..a..n..ic.. .r..o..c..k.s.. .o..f.. .t.h..e.. .B..i.d..a..h..o..c..h..i .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n.. .(.M...i.o..c..e..n..e.. .t.o.. .P..li.o..c..e..n..e..)........................................ 8 Mibs - Mioc..e..n..e.. .s..e..d..im...e..n..t.a..r.y.. .r..o..c..k.s.. .o..f.. .t.h..e.. .B..i.d..a..h..o..c..h..i .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n.. .(.M...i.o..c..e..n..e..).................................................................. 8 Chinle Form..a..t.i.o..n..,. .O...w...l. .R..o..c..k.. .M..e..m...b..e..r............................................................................................................................ 8 TRcuo - C..h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .u..p..p..e..r. .O...w...l. .R..o..c..k.. .M..e..m...b..e..r. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..)........................................................................... 9 TRclo - Ch..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .l.o..w...e..r.. .O..w....l .R...o..c..k. .M...e..m...b..e..r. .(.T..r..ia..s..s..i.c..)............................................................................ 9 TRcopg - .C...h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .O..w....l .R...o..c..k. .M...e..m...b..e..r.,. .p..u..r.p..l.e..-.g..r..a..y.. .b..e..d.. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..)....................................................... 9 TRcpf - Ch.i.n..le.. .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n..,. .P..e..t.r.i.f.i.e..d.. .F..o..r.e..s..t. .M...e..m...b..e..r. .(.T..r..ia..s..s..i.c..)...................................................................................... 9 TRcpfbf - C..h..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .P..e..t.r..if..ie..d.. .F..o..r..e..s..t. .M..e..m...b..e..r.,. .B...la..c..k.. .F..o..r.e..s..t. .b..e..d.. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..)...................................................... 9 TRcpd3 - Chinle Formation, Petrified Forest Member, Lithodendron Wash bed (Painted Desert sandstone 3) (Triassic..).................................................................................................................................................................. 9 TRcpff2-4.. .-. .C...h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .P..e..t.r.i.f.i.e..d.. .F..o..r.e..s..t. .M...e..m..b..e..r..,. .F..la..t.t.o..p..s.. .b..e..d..s.. .2..-..4.. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..)............................................... 10 TRcspd1 - Chinle Formation, Sonsela Member, Martha's Butte beds, Painted Desert sandstone 1 (Triassic).................................................................................................................................................................... 10 TRcsmb -. .C..h..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .S...o..n..s..e..la.. .M...e..m...b..e..r.,. .M...a..r.t.h..a..'.s.. .B..u..t.t.e.. .b..e..d..s../.F..l.a..t.t.o..p..s.. .O..n..e.. .s..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e..s.. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..)................. 10 TRcsjc - C..h..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .S...o..n..s..e..la.. .M...e..m...b..e..r.,. .J..im... .C..a..m...p.. .W...a..s..h.. .b..e..d..s.. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..).......................................................... 11 TRcsb - C..h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .S..o..n..s..e..l.a.. .M..e..m...b..e..r.,. .J..i.m.. .C...a..m..p.. .W....a..s..h.. .b..e..d..s..,. .b..r.o..w...n.. .s..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e..s.. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..).......................... 11 TRcsrf - Chinle Formation, Sonsela Member, Rainbow Forest bed/Jasper Forest bed/Kellogg Butte bed (Triassic).................................................................................................................................................................... 11 TRcslw - .C...h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .S..o..n..s..e..l.a.. .M..e..m...b..e..r.,. .L..o..t.'.s.. .W...i.f.e.. .b..e..d..s.. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..).................................................................. 12 TRcscb - .C...h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .S..o..n..s..e..l.a.. .M..e..m...b..e..r.,. .C...a..m..p.. .B...u..t.t.e.. .b..e..d..s.. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..)............................................................... 12 TRcbm - C..h..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .B...lu..e.. .M...e..s..a.. .M...e..m..b..e..r.. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..).......................................................................................... 12 TRcbnr - .C..h..i.n..le.. .F..o..r..m..a..t.i.o..n..,. .B..l.u..e.. .M...e..s..a.. .M..e..m...b..e..r.,. .N...e..w...s..p..a..p..e..r. .R...o..c..k. .B...e..d.. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..).................................................... 12 TRcbls - C..h..i.n..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.io..n..,. .B...lu..e.. .M...e..s..a.. .M...e..m..b..e..r..,. .lo..w....e..r. .".q..u..a..r..t.z.. .o..v..e..r.g..r.o..w....t.h..s..". .s..a..n..d..s..t.o..n..e.. .u..n..i.t. .(.T..r.i.a..s..s..i.c..).................. 13 TRcmr - C..h..in..l.e.. .F..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,. .M..e..s..a.. .R...e..d..o..n..d..o.. .M..e..m...b..e..r. .(..T..r.i.a..s..s..ic..).................................................................................... 13 Ancillary S..o..u..r.c..e.. .M...a..p.. .I.n..f.o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n......................................................................................... 14 Geologic .M..a..p.. .o..f.. .P..e..t.r.i.f.i.e..d.. .F..o..r.e..s..t. .N..a..t.i.o..n..a..l. .P..a..r.k........................................................................................................... 14 Correlati.o..n.. .o..f. .M...a..p.. .U..n..i.t.s..................................................................................................................................... 14 Map Leg.e..n..d........................................................................................................................................................ 15 Geologic.. .R..e..p..o..r.t................................................................................................................................................. 15 Referen.c..e..s........................................................................................................................................................ 15 GRI Digita.l. .D..a..t.a.. .C..r..e..d..i.t.s........................................................................................................ 16 2020 NPS Geologic Resources Inventory Program PEFO GRI Map Document 1 Geologic Resources Inventory Map Document Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Document to Accompany Digital Geologic-GIS Data pefo_geology.pdf Version: 9/3/2020 This document has been developed to accompany the digital geologic-GIS data developed by the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) program for Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona (PEFO). Attempts have been made to reproduce all aspects of the original source products, including the geologic units and their descriptions, geologic cross sections, the geologic report, references and all other pertinent images and information contained in the original publication. This document contains the following information: 1) About the NPS Geologic Resources Inventory Program – A brief summary of the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) Program and its products. Included are web links to the GRI GIS data model, and to the GRI products page where digital geologic-GIS datasets, scoping reports and geology reports are available for download. In addition, web links to the NPS Data Store and GRI program home page, as well as contact information for the GRI coordinator, are also present. 2) GRI Digital Map and Source Citation – The GRI digital geologic-GIS map produced for this project along with source map used in its completion. In addition, a brief explanation of how the source map was used is provided. 3) Map Unit List – A listing of all geologic map units present on maps for this project, generally listed from youngest to oldest.
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