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Organization Name:

Arizona Geological Survey

Person Name:

Arizona Geological Survey

Street Address:

1955 E. 6th St., P.O. Box 210184

City:

Tucson

State/Province:

Postal Code:

85721

Country:

USA

Phone:

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Fax:

1 (520) 621-2508

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Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona: An Example From the White Tank Mountains Area, Maricopa County

Published: 1991

Assessment of the character of flood hazards and the extent of flood-prone areas on the piedmonts of Arizona is an increasingly important concern to floodplain managers as urban areas continue to...

Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona - Report

Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona - Map 1 of 4

Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona - Map 2 of 4

Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona - Map 3 of 4

Geologic Mapping of Flood Hazards in Arizona - Map 4 of 4

Resource Identifiers: OFR-91-10

Geomorphic Assessment of Flood-Prone Areas on the Southern Piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona

Published: 1991

The character of flooding and the extent of flood-prone areas on the southern piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains have been disputed by local and federal flood plain management officials since at...

Geomorphic Assessment of Flood-Prone Areas on the Southern Piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains - Report

Geomorphic Assessment of Flood-Prone Areas on the Southern Piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains - Map 1 of 3

Geomorphic Assessment of Flood-Prone Areas on the Southern Piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains - Map 2 of 3

Geomorphic Assessment of Flood-Prone Areas on the Southern Piedmont of the Tortolita Mountains - Map 3 of 3

Resource Identifiers: OFR-91-11

Earth-Fissure Activity Near Brady and Picacho Pumping Plants, Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Pinal County, Arizona

Published: 1991

Earth fissures are one of the geologic hazards that have damaged the facilities of the Central Arizona Project (CAP). Earth fissures exist along at least two reaches of the Tucson aqueduct, and more...

Earth-Fissure Activity Near Brady and Picacho Pumping Plants, Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project - Report

Earth-Fissure Activity Near Brady and Picacho Pumping Plants, Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project - Map 1

Earth-Fissure Activity Near Brady and Picacho Pumping Plants, Tucson Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project - Map 2

Resource Identifiers: OFR-91-01

Geologic Map of the Red Hill Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona

Published: 1992

Geologic Map of the Red Hill Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona. Scale 1:24,000.

Geologic Map of the Red Hill Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona. Scale 1:24,000

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-14

Geologic Map of the Imperial Reservoir Quadrangle, Yuma County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California

Published: 1992

Geologic Map of the Imperial Reservoir Quadrangle, Yuma County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California, Scale 1:24,000

Geologic Map of the Imperial Reservoir Quadrangle, Yuma County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California - Report

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-11

Mineral Deposits of the Bullard Mineral District, Harcuvar Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona

Published: 1992

The Bullard mineral district is one of approximately 15 mineral districts in west-central Arizona and southeastern California that are related to large-displacement, regionally low-angle normal...

Mineral Deposits of the Bullard Mineral District, Harcuvar Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-01

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona

Published: 1992

Separate maps show the ranges of values for each parameter. Polygons enclose areas where parameter values are within a range specified by the DRASTIC system, and a numerical rating is assigned to...

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Report

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 1 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 2 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 3 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 4 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 5 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 6 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 7 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 8 of 9

DRASTIC Analysis of the Potential for Groundwater Pollution in Pinal County, Arizona - Map 9 of 9

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-13

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona

Published: 1992

Geologic maps have traditionally emphasized bedrock rather than unconsolidated sediments, the latter usually being lumped into the generic category of "Tertiary and/or Quaternary alluvium...

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Report

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 1 of 6

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 2 of 6

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 3 of 6

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 4 of 6

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 5 of 6

Surficial Geology of the Eastern Gila River Indian Community Area, Western Pinal County, Arizona - Map 6 of 6

Resource Identifiers: OFR-92-07

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