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Tuba CityMoenave
Hidden Springs
Middle Mesa
Gold Hill
Cedar Mtn
Blue Spring
Shinumo Altar
The Gap
Cedar Ridge
Tuba Butte
Shadow Mountain
Wildcat Peak
Point Imperial
White Point
Little ColoradoRiver Gorge
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Index map showing physiographic, cultural, and geologic locations mentioned in the text; also shows approximate location of major geologic structures. Base derived from 30-m digital elevation model.
Geologic Map of the Tuba City 30’ x 60’ Quadrangle, Coconino County, Northern ArizonaBy
George H. Billingsley, Philip W. Stoffer, and Susan S. Priest2012
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Prepared In Cooperation With TheNational Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Navajo Nation, and Hopi Tribe
U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
Scientific Investigations Map 3227Sheet 3 of 3
Pamphlet accompanies map
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CORRELATION OF MAP UNITS
Holocene
Lower Jurassic
Upper Pennsylvanian,Moscovian, Bashkirien,and Serpukhovian
Middle(?) andLower Triassic
Pleistocene QUATERNARY
TERTIARY
QUATERNARY
TERTIARY
JURASSIC
PERMIAN
PROTEROZOIC
TRIASSIC
MISSISSIPPIAN
CAMBRIAN
PENNSYLVANIAN
DEVONIAN
CRETACEOUS
Miocene
Pleistocene
Miocene
Pliocene
Middle Jurassic
Lower Triassic
UpperCretaceous
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Lower Jurassic
Cisuralian
Paleoproterozoic
Upper Triassic
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Mississippian
Middle Cambrian
Serpukhovian
Upper and MiddleDevonian
Middle andLower(?) Cambrian
Unconformity
Unconformity
Great Unconformity
SURFICIAL DEPOSITS
VOLCANIC ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
TontoGroup
ChuarGroup
UnkarGroup
SupaiGroup
GlenCanyon
Group
SanRafaelGroup
Unconformity
Unconformity
Unconformity
Neoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic
LIST OF MAP UNITS[Some polygons on the map are too small to distinguish the color for unit identification. These polygons are labeled where possible. Unlabeled units are attributed in the geodatabase]
SURFICIAL DEPOSITSArtificial fill and quarries (Holocene)
Stream-channel deposits (Holocene)
Flood-plain deposits (Holocene)
Sand sheet deposits (Holocene)
Dune sand and sand sheet deposits (Holocene)
Linear dune deposits (Holocene)
Parabolic dune deposits (Holocene)
Barchan dune deposits (Holocene)
Mixed dune deposits (Holocene)
Linear dune and sand sheet deposits (Holocene)
Young terrace-gravel deposits (Holocene)
Young alluvial fan deposits (Holocene)
Intermediate terrace-gravel deposits (Holocene)
Intermediate alluvial fan deposits (Holocene)
Ponded sediments (Holocene)
Old terrace-gravel deposits (Holocene)
Old alluvial fan deposits (Holocene)
Mixed alluvium and eolian deposits (Holocene)
Valley-fill deposits (Holocene)
Travertine deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene(?))
Talus and rockfall deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene(?))
Landslide deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene)
Older terrace-gravel deposits (Pleistocene and Pliocene(?))
Youngest old terrace-gravel deposits (Pleistocene and Pliocene(?))
Intermediate old terrace-gravel deposits (Pleistocene and Pliocene(?))
Oldest old terrace-gravel deposits (Pleistocene and Pliocene(?))
Gravel and sedimentary deposits (Pliocene(?) and Miocene(?))
VOLCANIC ROCKSIntrusive dikes of Shadow Mountain (Pleistocene)
Pyroclastic deposits of Shadow Mountain (Pleistocene)
Basalt flows of Shadow Mountain (Pleistocene)
Intrusive dikes (Miocene)
SEDIMENTARY ROCKSMancos Shale (Upper Cretaceous)
Dakota Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous)
San Rafael Group (Middle Jurassic)Entrada Sandstone-Cow Springs Sandstone, undivided (Middle Jurassic)
Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic)
Glen Canyon Group (Lower Jurassic)Navajo Sandstone (Lower Jurassic)
Kayenta Formation-Navajo Sandstone transition zone (Lower Jurassic)
Kayenta Formation (Lower Jurassic)
Springdale Sandstone Member (Lower Jurassic)
Moenave Formation (Lower Jurassic)
Chinle Formation (Upper Triassic)Owl Rock Member (Upper Triassic)
Petrified Forest Member (Upper Triassic)
Shinarump Member and sandstone and siltstone member, undivided (Upper Triassic)
Moenkopi Formation (Middle(?) and Lower Triassic)Holbrook and Moqui Members, undivided (Middle(?) and Lower Triassic)
Shnabkaib Member (Lower Triassic)
Wupatki Member (Lower Triassic)
Kaibab Formation (Cisuralian)Harrisburg Member (Cisuralian)
Fossil Mountain Member (Cisuralian)
Toroweap Formation, undivided (Cisuralian)
Woods Ranch Member (Cisuralian)
Brady Canyon and Seligman Members, undivided (Cisuralian)
Coconino Sandstone (Cisuralian)
Hermit Formation (Cisuralian)
Supai Group (Cisuralian, Pennsylvanian, and Upper Mississippian)Esplanade Sandstone (Cisuralian)
Wescogame (Upper Pennsylvanian), Manakacha (Moscovian), and Wata-homigi (Bashkirien and Serpukhovian) Formations, undivided
Surprise Canyon Formation (Serpukhovian)
Redwall Limestone, undivided (Mississippian)
Temple Butte Formation (Upper and Middle Devonian)
Tonto Group (Middle and Lower(?) Cambrian)Muav Limestone (Middle Cambrian)
Bright Angel Shale (Middle Cambrian)
Tapeats Sandstone (Middle and Lower(?) Cambrian)
NEOPROTEROZOIC ROCKSSixtymile Formation, undivided (Neoproterozoic)
Chuar Group (Neoproterozoic)Kwagunt Formation (Neoproterozoic)
Walcott Member (Neoproterozoic)
Awatubi Member (Neoproterozoic)
Carbon Butte Member (Neoproterozoic)
Galeros Formation (Neoproterozoic)Duppa Member (Neoproterozoic)
Carbon Canyon Member (Neoproterozoic)
Jupiter Member (Neoproterozoic)
Tanner Member (Neoproterozoic)
Nankoweap Formation, undivided (Neoproterozoic to latest Mesoproterozoic)
MESOPROTEROZOIC ROCKSUnkar Group (Mesoproterozoic)
Cardenas Basalt (Mesoproterozoic)
Dox Formation (Mesoproterozoic)Ochoa Point Member (Mesoproterozoic)
Comanche Point Member (Mesoproterozoic)
Solomon Temple Member (Mesoproterozoic)
Escalante Creek Member (Mesoproterozoic)
Shinumo Sandstone, undivided (Mesoproterozoic)
Hakatai Shale, undivided (Mesoproterozoic)
Bass Formation (Mesoproterozoic)
PALEOPROTEROZOIC ROCKSGranite (Paleoproterozoic)
Granodiorite-gabbro-diorite and granodiorite complexes (Paleoproterozoic)
Vishnu Schist of Granite Gorge Metamorphic Suite (Paleoproterozoic)
Rama Schist and Gneiss of Granite Gorge Metamorphic Suite (Paleoproterozoic)
Brahma Schist of Granite Gorge Metamorphic Suite (Paleoproterozoic)
EXPLANATION OF MAP SYMBOLSContact—Contacts between all alluvial and eolian units are approximate and
arbitraryFault—Dashed where inferred or approximately located; dotted where concealed;
bar and ball on downthrown side. Showing fault offset in feetFracture—Open fracture (1 to 12 ft wide) without offset
Folds—Showing trace of axial plane and direction of plungeAnticline
Plunging anticline
Syncline
Plunging syncline
Monocline—Axis at approximate center of dipping limb
Dome
Strike and dip of bedsInclined—Showing dip measured in the field
Implied—Interpreted from aerial photographs; dip not determined
Strike of vertical and subvertical joints—Interpreted from aerial photographs; symbol placed where joints are most visible on aerial photographs
Collapse structure—Black dot shows circular collapse structure characterized by strata dipping inward toward a central point. Magenta dot shows circular collapse structure characterized by strata dipping inward toward a central point and brecciated rock
Sinkhole
Volcanic vent
Cinder pit
Gravel pit
Hopi Reservation boundary
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Suggested Citation: Billingsley, G.H., Stoffer, P.W., and Priest, S.S., 2012, Geologic map of the Tuba City 30’ x 60’ quadrangle, Coconino County, northern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3227, pamphlet 31 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:50,000 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3227/).