Unnamed Sand & Gravel pit [22], Tonalea, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Sand & Gravel pit [22] | Pit |
Tonalea | Village |
Coconino Co. | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tonalea | 549 (2011) | 10.9km |
Tuba City | 8,611 (2011) | 22.4km |
Moenkopi | 964 (2011) | 22.6km |
Kaibito | 1,522 (2016) | 40.2km |
Hotevilla-Bacavi | 957 (2011) | 46.7km |
A sand & gravel occurrence/pit operation located in the NW¼SW¼ sec. 14, T33N, R12+E, G&SRM, 10.9 km (6.8 miles) SSW of Tonalea. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Local rocks include rocks of the Glen Canyon Group.
Workings include unspecified surface openings (presumably a pit).
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Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Toarcian - Norian 174.1 - 227 Ma ID: 3018510 | Glen Canyon Group Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 227 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Navajo Sandstone; Kayenta Formation; Moenave Formation Description: Conspicuous red, cross-bedded Wingate Sandstone and the conspicuously cross-bedded, eolian, red to buff Navajo Sandstone form prominent cliffs in northern Arizona. These two sandstone units are separated by variably colored siltstone, silty sandstone, and sandstone of the Kayenta and Moenave Formations. (180-210 Ma) Comments: Original map source: Arizona Geological Survey, DI-8 Geologic Map of Arizona, Digital Spatial data for the Geologic Map of Arizona, v. 3.0, edited by S.M. Richard and S.M. Kneale, 2002, 10 p., 2 DOS HD disks. Arc/INFO export file (.e00) format, scale 1:1,000,000. Lithology: Major:{sandstone}, Minor:{siltstone,sandstone mudstone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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