+ All Categories
Home > Documents > Qgd Qfs Qfg Qgl Qtb 1 ' ' 1 I Mj

Qgd Qfs Qfg Qgl Qtb 1 ' ' 1 I Mj

Date post: 30-Oct-2021
Category:
Upload: others
View: 17 times
Download: 0 times
Share this document with a friend
1
Wash ington Deportment of Natural Reso ur ce s Division of Geology ond Earth Resources ' i 122~00• Bo se fr om U.S. "Topographic 1= 250 1000 series Yokimo Ouod, 1 958 45' Edit ed , rev i ewed, and odjustecl to l: 250,000 scale to pographic ba se mop by Kurt L. Oth be rg, James G. Ri gby 1 and Gl ennda Mcl uc as N 2 10 :-----.._ MN ENUMCLAW 31 Ml . ,, I, R 10 E ."/X SURFICIAL - Open File Repor t OF 79- 15 This report Is prel i mi nary and hos not been formally edited or reviewed ,·--r: ' 0 ,.· .;.J I ( ,'M S PATCH i \ / f / < ' " R 13 E '~ E 171 "00' R 15 E R u:, E 45'. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE YAKIMA QUAD, WASHINGTON by 0 0 Newell P Campbell 5 1979 SCALE 5 10 Co ntour Interval 200 fe et 10 Mil es 15 Kilometers CLE' E:LUM 20 ,-fl R 18 t 30' R 19 E Pr od uced in coo peration wit h Ro ck wel l Hanford Ope rations and the U.S . Deportme nt of E ne r gy ·Note: See Co mpani on Report for discussions of structures. S 1 - Topp en i sh Ridge S2 - Ahtonum Ridge S3 - Ho r se Heaven Hills S 4- East Selah fault S 6 - Selah Bu tte Ar ea S7 - Miscel la neo us Ar eas 2 100 000 ; ' ! ' 1 O.l'o N i . i ' ' ' : 0 ! Geo logy mapped in 1978 -1 979 )""·-- r ., ' f ' ' ,I 1 1 ' I ,, l I -I ., I t \( I ' \ ' ·.- . I I 'i I ' \ '{ I ·I ( ( Correlation of Mop Units ' Qd - ? - Qc j :z: ? QI Qls rn l ~v1~:'J ? Qgd Qfs Qfg Qgl Qtb ? ? ? ? Mj - Tc Te ? ? ? ? Ty ? B (l[SCRIPTION Of UN IT S Qd DUNE SAND - Active .and st abi l ized dunes of predi~ately fine to 111e d ium sWldj moe t ly quartz and baeal t gr ai ns reworked from older ·sediment ar y deposits. Qa A LLU VIl.11 - Pr i mari l y st r e111111 de posits of si l t, sand , and grave l i n f l oodplains, ter r aces , and va lley bottOfflS . Includes lo: al l ac ustrine', pa l udal , and eolian de posits in depressions. Qaf ALL UVIAL FAN P05I TS -Primari ly 1..W1Conao lideted sand and gravel . Surface is r elatively undisaected and exhib its little or no petrocelcic s~il devel opMent (ca l iche ). Qc tOLLUVI L.t'I- P riMarily angular to subangu l ar ba88ltic debris accUftlU l ated at the baae of st eep slopes and cli ff s. I nc ludes t alus and talus cones formed by ac t ive and i nact ive rockfa ll . Qls L ANDS LI DEPOS I TS - Uns t ra t ified and poorly- sorted clay, si l t, sand and gr avel deposited by rotational and trans l ational sl ides end f l ows . Ql L O£SS - Loese dep~ite conslating of eolian silt and fine sand up to 75 Me t ers in th ickne s s. Qafo llfs llfg Qtb Ilg! Qgd Qt QTgt Tt Tr Tc Te Ty pm G eneral l y not ma pped whe re l eas than approxil'll8tely 2 111eters thick. Locall y contains multip le petrocalcic horizale and te phre beds. OLDER ALL UVI AL F AN ()[POS ITS - P rimarily s emi-consolidat ed gravel or feng l OMer ate. Surface of fans are dissec ted and capped by well -developed pe t roca l cic so il s (c al iche) . CA T ASTROPHI C Fl ()(l) SLACK- WAT ER SED IMENTS - Rhyt hfll ica l ly bedded and graded silt , send , end grave l de posited by l ower-energy s l ack wa t ers of catastrophic f l oods and (or) surges of catastrophic f l oods. Inc l udes the T ouchet beds. CAT A STROPH IC FL()(l) GRAV ELS - Predominant l y coarse gravel and sand deposit ed by higher -energy w at ers of catas t rophic flood s. TE RR ACE AN) B AR DE P OSI TS, UNDi ff ERENTI AT ED - Glac:iof lu via l, f luvia l, ·and ice - contact strat - i fied si l t, sand, and gravel deposits of various l itho l ogies in terraces and bars in t he valleys of the Colulllbia , Okanogan , and Spokane R ivers and tributaries . Includes depos its of the Gr eat T err~e . GL A CICK..ACUSTRI NE TERRA CE . DEP OS IT S - Silt ·, sand , and grave l depos ited in glacial lakes t ha t fo rt11e'd al ong the. Coluni)ia, Okari og an , and Spokane Rivers and t heir tribul.aries. In- c l udes de p08its of t he Nespe l e m Te rr ace. Surface of · the ter r aces "'8Y exhibit local IIKJdi fication by fluvi al and ca t as t r oph ic f loodwat ers. GL ACIAL DEPOS I TS - Ti l l , ou t wash, and ice - contact strati f ied deposits in mo r aines, till pl a ins, and niell-water channels and t erraces . TIHCJII ANOESITE - Andesitic flow of the lower Nac hes R iver dra inage. GR AVE L . Of T ER RACE RE l"NANTS - Gravel and coar se sand in re1111ants of hi gh fluv ia l terraces and alluvial f ans wi thi n the Ya kilfl8 River drainage basin. Includes the Cowiche gravel. Age uncert a in, but For1J1ation, may and be i n par t corre la ti ve wi th Th orp Gravel, grave ls of ancestral Col umbi a Ri ver (Tc). Elle nsburg Formation, Ringold THORP GRAVEL - Fl uvia l (?) gr avel in di ssec t ed hi gh te rr aces and a lluvia l f ans in the Kittitas Val l ey . P robably cor rela t ive wi th t he upper Ringold Forll'IBtion. RI NGll..D FORMATJ ON - Fl uvial and lacustrine clay , silt , sand, ccinglD111erate and fanglomerate of d iverse composition. Incl udes a cap of thic k, well-developed petroca l cic soil ( caliche) . Hay be correlative with t he uppermost Ell ensburg Format ion. GRA VEL OF ANC E ST RAL COLUl4:II A RIVER Predominant ly well -roonded pebble gr avel. Columbia Riv er provenance indi c~ted by a dan inance of quart zi t e pe bbl es . E LL ENSBURG fORNAT ICtil - Pr iM&rily weakly lit hif i ed fl uvia l and l ahari c deposits. Base un- defi ned. Mappe d on l y where they overlie the Yaki1J18 Basa lt SubGroup. DDlninated by dacitic , andesitic , and pum iceous c lasts. YA KIMA ijASALT SUBGR OUP - Lava flows of t he Saddl e H CNJ ntains, Wanspum, and Gr ande Ronde Basalt for1J1&tion~ . I ncludes sedimentar y interbede of the El lensburg encl L atah For mations, local colluvium, celiche , end widespread thin loess. P R£-MI OCE NE ROCKS, UNO IFF ER£ NTIAT ED -Primari l y PrecBl!lbrian through Mesozoic metamor ph ic and plu t onic r oc ks , and ear l y· T ertiary sedimentary and volcanic rocks . Contact Map unit symbol s, co rrt lo ti on 1 1 and deacript ions compiled by Kurt L, Ot hbtrg , James G. Rit;i b) \ a nd Glt nnda Mc Lucas Geologic Mapping of L ate Cenozoic Sedi~ ta , Coluntiia Basin, Washington 122° 120° ,, .. ~-+-----+-----+--~-..- _ ... :5 _470 4 _ .... Geologic ""'Wing, 1978-79, by N.P. C~ll (a rea I); L. C • ..._on (ar ea 2) ; £.P. Kive r , D. r. Stradling, ISld J.C . Rigby(-•) ) ; C. 0. llatlater (area 4); J. T. Li lli e ( area 'j,). The ,j,,, olagy of tl>II nort h ei,ntul Wella Walla Qu9drang l e, and t,... ~out.h c 90t rul Rihv ille ~edrang le W&B field checked, si11Pllfled, end gr,n,,n l~ 1ze d frcan Groli er and Bingt,- (1971 ). The ge olog~ of the sooth- e Hhrn portion of tne Weoatche Quadrangle ns f ie ld ch9cl<ed, s i11Pl~fied, and gene ralized rr,:.., Tabor and others (1!'77). Grolier, H.J.; BingMIO, J.11. , 1971 , C.. ologic 11ap and sections er parts of Gur,t, "'-""' and r ranklin Counti es, llaaMngton: U.S. Geological Survey Hi!tCell-ou e C..o l ogic lnveatiqat i ona Hep I-S89, 6 ,,.._t,,, scale, 1,62,soo. Tabor , 11.W.; and other&, 197?, Prel1Jli0111ry ~ologic up of the llenet~ 1,100 ,00 Quedrangle, \1119hln!jton: U.S. Geological Survey Open-fil.,:ili.pDrt 77 -531, 2t p. ' ' ' r;j . ·1 _,
Transcript
Page 1: Qgd Qfs Qfg Qgl Qtb 1 ' ' 1 I Mj

Wash ington Deport ment of Natural Resources

Div ision of Geology ond Earth Resources

'

i •

122~00•

Bose from U.S."Topographic 1=250 1000 series

Yokimo Ouod, 1958

45'

Edited , rev iewed, and odjustecl to l : 250,000 scale topographic

base mop by Kurt L. Othberg, James G. Rigby1 and Gl ennda Mcl ucas

N 210 :-----.._ MN

ENUMCLAW 31 Ml

. ,,I,

R 10 E

."/X

SURFICIAL

-Open File Repor t OF 79- 15 This report Is prel iminary and hos not been form ally edited or reviewed

,·--r:

'

0 ,.· .;.J I

( ,'M S PATCH i

\ / f

/ <

' "

R 13 E '~ E 171 "00' R 15 E R u:, E 45'.

GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE YAKIMA QUAD, WASHINGTON

by

0

0

Newell P Campbell

5

1979

SCALE

5

10

Contour Interval 200 fe et

10 Mil es

15 Kilometers

CLE' E:LUM 20 ,-fl

R 18 t 30' R 19 E

Prod uced in cooperat ion with Rockwel l Hanford Operations and the U.S. Deportment of Energy

·Note: See Companion Repor t

for discussions of st ructures.

S 1 - Topp en ish Ridge

S2 - Ahtonum Ridge

S3 - Horse Heaven Hills

S4- East Selah fault

S 6 - Selah Bu tte Area

S7 - Miscel laneous Areas

2 100 000

;

' ! ' 1

O.l'o

N

i .

i

' ' ' : 0

!

Geology mapped in 1978 - 1979

)""·--r ., '

f ' '

,I

1

1 '

I

,,

l I -I

., I

t \( I ' \

'

·.-.

I

I

'i I

'

\

'{ I

·I

(

(

Correlation of Mop Units

~

'

Qd - ? -

Qc j :z: ?

QI Qls

rn l ~v1~:'J ?

Qgd Qfs Qfg Qgl Qtb

? ? ?

? Mj -Tc

Te ? ?

?

?

Ty

?

B

(l[SCRIPTION Of UN ITS

Qd DUNE SAND - Active .and stabi l ized dunes of predi~ately fine t o 111edium sWld j moet ly

quartz and baealt gr ains reworked from older ·sediment ar y deposits.

Qa ALLU VIl.11 - Pr i mari l y str e111111 deposits of si l t, sand , and grave l i n f l oodplains, terr aces ,

and valley bottOfflS . Inc l udes lo:al l acustrine', pa l udal , and eolian deposits i n

depressions.

Qaf ALLUVIAL FAN D£ P05ITS - Primari l y 1..W1Conaol i deted sand and gravel . Surface is relatively

undisaected and exhibits little or no petrocelcic s~il developMent (cal iche ) .

Qc tOLLUVIL.t'I- PriMarily angular to subangul ar ba88ltic debris accUftlU l ated at the baae of

s t eep slopes and cliffs . I nc ludes t alus and talus cones formed by ac t ive and i nac t ive

rockfall .

Qls LANDSLID£ DEPOSI TS - Unst rat ified and poorly- sorted clay, si l t, sand and gr avel deposited

by rotational and trans l ational s l ides end f l ows .

Ql LO£SS - Loese dep~ite conslating of eolian silt and fine sand up to 75 Met ers in th ickness.

Qafo

llfs

llfg

Qtb

Ilg!

Qgd

Qt

QTgt

Tt

Tr

Tc

Te

Ty

pm

Generall y not mapped whe re l eas than approxil'll8tely 2 111eters thick. Local l y contains

multipl e petrocalcic horizale and tephre beds.

OLDER ALLUVIAL FAN ()[POS ITS - Primarily semi-consolidated gravel or feng l OMerat e . Surface

of fans ar e dissect ed and capped by well-developed pe t roca l cic soils (cal i che) .

CATASTROPHIC Fl()(l) SLACK-WATER SEDIMENTS - Rhythfllical ly bedded and graded silt , send , end

grave l deposited by l ower-energy s l ack wat ers of catastrophic f l oods and(or) surges of

catastrophic f l oods. Inc l udes the Touchet beds.

CATASTROPH IC FL()(l) GRAVELS - Predominant l y coarse gravel and sand deposit ed by higher-energy

waters of catas t rophic floods. TE RRACE AN) BAR DEPOSI TS, UNDiff ERENTI ATED - Glac:iof luvial, f luvia l , ·and ice-contact strat­

i fied si l t, sand, and gravel deposits of various l ithol ogies in terraces and bars in

t he valleys of the Colulllbia , Okanogan , and Spokane Rivers and tributaries . Includes

depos its of the Great Terr~e .

GLACICK..ACUSTRINE TERRACE .DEPOS ITS - Silt·, sand , and grave l deposited i n glacial lakes t ha t

fort11e'd al ong the. Col uni)ia, Okariogan , and Spokane Rivers and t heir tribul.aries. In­

c l udes dep08its of t he Nespe lem Terrace. Surface of · the ter r aces "'8Y exhibit local

IIKJdi fication by fluvial and cat ast r ophic f loodwat ers.

GLACIAL DEPOS ITS - Ti l l , ou t wash, and ice-contact stratif ied deposits i n mor aines, till

pl ains, and niell -water channels and t erraces .

TIHCJII ANOESITE - Andesitic flow of the lower Naches River drainage.

GRAVE L .Of TER RACE REl"NANTS - Grave l and coar se sand in re1111ants of high fluv ial terraces

and alluvial f ans wi thin the Yakilfl8 River drainage basin. Includes the Cowiche gravel.

Age uncer t ain, but

For1J1ation,

may

and

be i n par t corre l ative with Thorp Gravel,

grave l s of ancestral Col umbia River (Tc).

Ellensburg Formation,

Ringol d

THORP GRAVEL - Fluvial (?) gr avel in dissect ed hi gh terraces and alluvial f ans in the

Kittitas Val ley . Probably cor relat ive wi t h t he upper Ringold Forll'IBtion.

RINGll..D FORMATJON - Fluvial and l acustrine clay , silt , sand , ccinglD111erate and fanglomerate

of diverse composition. Inc l udes a cap of thick, well-developed petrocal cic soil

(caliche) . Hay be correlative with t he uppermost Ell ensburg Format ion.

GRAVEL OF ANCESTRAL COLUl4:IIA RIVER Predominant ly wel l - roonded pebble gr avel. Columbia

River provenance indic~ted by a daninance of quar t zit e pebbles .

ELLENSBURG fORNAT ICtil - Pr iM&r i l y weakly lithif i ed fl uvia l and l aharic deposits. Base un­

defined. Mapped onl y where they overlie the Yaki1J18 Basalt SubGroup. DDlninated by

dacitic , andesitic , and pumiceous clasts.

YAKIMA ijASALT SUBGROUP - Lava flows of t he Saddle HCNJntains, Wanspum, and Gr ande Ronde

Basalt for1J1&tion~ . Includes sedimentar y i nterbede of the El l ensburg encl Latah

For mations, local colluvium, celiche , end widespread thin loess.

PR£-MI OCENE ROCKS, UNO IFFER£NTIATED - Primaril y PrecBl!lbrian through Mesozoic metamorphic

and plut onic r ocks , and ear l y· Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic rocks .

Contact

Map unit symbols, corrt lo ti on11 and deacript ions compi led by Kurt L, Ot hbtrg ,

James G. Rit;ib)\ and Glt nnda Mc Lucas

Geologic Mapping of Late Cenozoic Sedi~ ta , Coluntiia Basin, Washington

122° 120° ,, .. ~-+-----+-----+--~-..-

_ ... :5

_470

4 _ ....

Geologic ""'Wing, 1978-79, by N.P. C~ll (area I ) ; L.C • ..._on

(ar ea 2) ; £.P. Kive r , D. r . Stradling, ISld J.C . Rigby(-•) ) ; C.

0. llatlater (area 4); ~ J. T. Li llie (area 'j,). The ,j,,,olagy of

tl>II north ei,ntul Wella Walla Qu9drang l e, and t,... ~out.h c90t rul

Rihv ille ~edrangl e W&B field checked, si11Pllfled, end gr,n,,n l ~

1ze d frcan Grolie r and Bingt,- (1971 ). The geolog~ of the sooth­

eHhrn portion of tne Weoatche Quadrangle ns f ie ld ch9cl<ed,

s i11Pl~fied, and generalized rr,:.., Tabor and others (1!'77).

Grolier, H.J.; BingMIO, J.11. , 1971 , C..ologic 11ap and sections er

parts of Gur,t, "'-""' and r ranklin Count i es, llaaMngton: U.S.

Geological Survey Hi!tCell-oue C..o l ogic lnveatiqat i ona Hep I-S89, 6 ,,.._t,,, scale, 1,62,soo.

Tabor , 11.W .; and other&, 197?, Prel1Jli0111ry ~ologic up of the

llenet~ 1,100 ,00 Quedrangle, \1119hln!jton: U.S . Geological

Survey Open-fil.,:i li.pDrt 77 -531, 2t p.

' '

' r;j .

·1

_,

Recommended