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Arizona Geological Survey

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Tucson

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85721

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USA

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Geology of Cemetery Ridge, Clanton Hills, and Westernmost Gila Bend Mountains,La Paz and Yuma Counties, Arizona

Published: 1992

The area described in this study includes Cemetery Ridge, the Clanton Hills, and the westernmost Gila Bend Mountains (picacho Hills), La paz and Yuma counties, Arizona. The study area (Fig. 1)...

Geology of Cemetery Ridge, Clanton Hills, and Westernmost Gila Bend Mountains - Report

Geology of Cemetery Ridge, Clanton Hills, and Westernmost Gila Bend Mountains - Map

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-04

Geologic Map of the Eastern Eagletail Mountains, Maricopa, La Paz, and Yuma Counties, Arizona

Published: 1992

The area described in this study includes the eastern Eagletail Mountains, Maricopa, La Paz, and Yuma counties, Arizona. The study area encompasses all of the Eagletail Mountains East Quadrangle (1...

Geologic Map of the Eastern Eagletail Mountains, Maricopa, La Paz, and Yuma Counties, Arizona - Report

Geologic Map of the Eastern Eagletail Mountains, Maricopa, La Paz, and Yuma Counties, Arizona - Map

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-03

Geomorphic Analysis of Flood Hazards on the Northern McDowell Mountains Piedmont, Maricopa County

Published: 1992

The principal objective of this study is to evaluate the western piedmont of the McDowell Mountains to determine which areas may be subject to alluvial-fan flooding. The McDowell Mountains piedmont...

Geomorphic Analysis of Flood Hazards on the Northern McDowell Mountains Piedmont, Maricopa County - Report

Geomorphic Analysis of Flood Hazards on the Northern McDowell Mountains Piedmont, Maricopa County - Map 1 of 3

Geomorphic Analysis of Flood Hazards on the Northern McDowell Mountains Piedmont, Maricopa County - Map 2 of 3

Geomorphic Analysis of Flood Hazards on the Northern McDowell Mountains Piedmont, Maricopa County - Map 3 of 3

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-08

Apatite and zircon fission-track dates from the northern Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, west-central Arizona

Published: 1992

Fission-track thermochronologic data have the potential to reveal aspects of the timing, rate, and style of crustal extension tectonics. Previous fission-track studies in the footwalls of detachment...

Apatite and zircon fission-track dates from the northern Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-09

Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Pinal and Pima Counties, Arizona

Published: 1993

Earth fissures are a geologic hazard that could interrupt delivery of water to users of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Tucson Aqueduct. Since the first earth fissure reported in Arizona was...

Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Pinal and Pima Counties

Plate 1: Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Plate 3: Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Plate 5: Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Plate 6: Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Plate 2: Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Earth fissures and related subsidence features adjacent to the Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-11

Geologic Map of the Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, scale 1:24,000.

Published: 1993

The Painted Rock Mountains are about 15 miles west of the town of Gila Bend in southwestern Maricopa County, Arizona (Fig. 1). The narrow north-south trending mountain range is approximately 12...

Geologic Map of the Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona - Report

Geologic Map of the Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona,- Map - scale 1:24,000.

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-07

The AZGS Core Repository

Published: 1993

In 1992 the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) organized a repository in which drill core that the AZGS has accumulated through donations is stored and available for public inspection. The repository...

The AZGS Core Repository

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-02

Index to Geologic Maps in the Mesa 1° x 2° Quadrangle

Published: 1993

This index shows the locations of geologic maps in the Mesa 10 x 2 0 Quadrangle. Three types of maps are included, as follows: Sheet 1, published maps; Sheet 2, unpublished thesis and dissertation...

Index to Geologic Maps in the Mesa 1° x 2° Quadrangle - Report

Index to Geologic Maps in the Mesa 1° x 2° Quadrangle - Map 1 of 3

Index to Geologic Maps in the Mesa 1° x 2° Quadrangle - Map 2 of 3

Index to Geologic Maps in the Mesa 1° x 2° Quadrangle - Map 3 of 3

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-19

Geologic Map of the Phoenix South 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Central Arizona

Published: 1993

Geologic Map of the Phoenix South 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Central Arizona. Scale 1:100,000

Geologic Map of the Phoenix South 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Central Arizona. Map Scale 1:100,000

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-18

Geologic Map of the Western Harcuvar Mountains, La Paz County, West-Central Arizona

Published: 1993

The western Harcuvar Mountains are a fairly rugged~ fairly inaccessible range located north and northwest of Salome in west-central Arizona. The area was mapped in a detailed reconnaissance manner...

Geologic Map of the Western Harcuvar Mountains, La Paz County, West-Central Arizona - Report

Geologic Map of the Western Harcuvar Mountains, La Paz County, West-Central Arizona - Map - scale 1:24,000

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-08

Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north-central Pinal County, Arizona

Published: 1993

Most of southern and western Arizona is covered with unconsolidated basin sediments that are not mapped in detail. Although these sediments have diverse physical characteristics, origins, and ages...

Plate 1: Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north central Pinal County

Plate 2: Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north central Pinal County

Plate 3: Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north central Pinal County

Plate 4: Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north central Pinal County

Plate 5: Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north central Pinal County

Report - Surficial geology of the Middle Gila River Area, north-central Pinal County, Arizona

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-03

Geologic Map of the Western Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

Published: 1993

The area described in this study includes the western Eagletail Mountains, Yuma county, Arizona and includes much of the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Area (Figure 1). Bedrock in this area consists...

Geologic Map of the Western Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

Geologic Map of the Western Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona - Report

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-12

Gravity and Magnetic Surveys at Brady Earth Fissure, Picacho Basin, Pinal County, Arizona

Published: 1993

Earth fissures have damaged the Central Arizona Project (CAP), and threaten to do so again in the future. Many fissures exist near Reach 1 of the Tucson Aqueduct, located west of the Picacho...

Gravity and Magnetic Surveys at Brady Earth Fissure, Picacho Basin, Pinal County, Arizona

Map of Brady Earth Fissure

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-1a

Arizona Geological Survey Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1992-1993

Published: 1993

Annual Report for 1933

Arizona Geological Survey Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1992-1993

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-20

Geologic map of Face Mountain and Oatman Mountain, south-central Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Published: 1993

Face Mountain and Oatman Mountain·are located approximately 25 miles northwest of the town of Gila Bend and about 15 miles north of the town of Sentinel, in southwestern Maricopa County, Arizona....

Geologic map of Face Mountain and Oatman Mountain, south-central Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-10

Surficial geologic maps of the northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area, Pinal and Pima Counties, southern Arizona

Published: 1993

These nine maps depict the general ages and distribution of Quaternary geomorphic surfaces and associated alluvium of the northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak (AVDP) area, Pinal and Pima counties,...

Surficial geologic maps of the northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area, Pinal and Pima Counties

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Picacho Pass Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Durham Hills Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Chief Butte Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Samaniego Hills Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Red Rock Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Desert Peak Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Tortolita Mountains Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: Silver Bell East Quadrangle

Surficial geologic maps of the Northern Avra Valley-Desert Peak Area: West of Marana Quadrangle

Resource Identifiers: OFR-93-13

Surficial Geologic Map of the Mesa 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Arizona

Published: 1994

This map summarizes the surficial geology of the Mesa 30' x 60' Quadrangle in central Arizona. Approx. 65 percent of the Mesa Quadrangle, including the rapidly growing eastern and...

Surficial Geologic Map of the Mesa 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Arizona - Map - Scale 1:100,000

Resource Identifiers: OFR-94-24

Surficial Geology, Soils, and Vegetation Patterns of the Table Top Mountain Area, Pinal and Maricopa Counties, Arizona

Published: 1994

The diversity of alluvial fan and pediment ages and the pristine Sonoran desert vegetation of the Table Top Mountains make this region ideally suited to study relationships between geomorphic...

Surficial Geology, Soils, and Vegetation Patterns of the Table Top Mountain Area - Report

Surficial Geology, Soils, and Vegetation Patterns of the Table Top Mountain Area, - Map

Resource Identifiers: OFR-94-22

A Geomorphologic and Hydraulic Evaluation of an Extraordinary Flood Discharge Estimate: Bronco Creek, Arizona

Published: 1994

Geomorphologic and hydraulic methods were used to evaluate the reported magnitude of an extraordinary flood in west-central Arizona. The peak discharge of the Bronco Creek flood of August 19, 1971...

A Geomorphologic and Hydraulic Evaluation of an Extraordinary Flood Discharge Estimate: Bronco Creek, Arizona

Resource Identifiers: OFR-94-19

Compilation Geologic Map of the Central Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Published: 1994

This report includes the area between Webb Mountain and Yellow Medicine Butte in the central Gila Bend Mountains, approximately 30 kilometers northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona. The study area...

Compilation Geologic Map of the Central Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Compilation Geologic Map of the Central Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona - Map

Resource Identifiers: OFR-94-18