Geologic Map of the Wildcat Hill Quadrangle, Maricopa County, Arizona

Resource Abstract:

The Wildcat Hill quadrangle is centered about six miles directly east of the town of Carefree,Arizona on the northeastern fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area (Figure 1). Most of thecentral and western portions of the quadrangle are within the corporate boundaries of the City ofScottsdale. In the east the region includes the upper reaches of Camp Creek and the lower-crustalxenolith-bearing latite lavas of Blue Mountain. Topographic relief is low through most of the maparea, with a few hills rising above a broad pediment formed on granitic rocks. The map thataccompanies this report characterizes the bedrock and surficial geology of the Wildcat Hillquadrangle, and this report summarizes the geology and geologic hazards of the quadrangle. Mapping of bedrock in the quadrangle was based primarily on extensive field investigations.Surficial geologic mapping was based both on field observations and interpretation of black-and-white,1:48,000-scale aerial photographs (dated 9-17-92) and color, 1:24,000-scale aerialphotographs (dated 6-11-88) obtained from the Tonto National Forest. This study is contiguouswith geologic mapping recently completed to the south (Skotnicki, 1996a), east (Skotnicki,1996b), and west (Leighty and others,1997). This project was funded by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency through the State Indoor Radon Grant Program, Grant #KI009544-07-0, theU.S. Geological Survey through the STATEMAP Program, Grant #, and the Arizona GeologicalSurvey.

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Title Geologic Map of the Wildcat Hill Quadrangle, Maricopa County, Arizona

publication  Date   1997-01-01T12:00:00

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individual Name Skotnicki, S. J.

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individual Name Leighty, R.S.

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individual Name Pearthree, P.A.

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organisation Name  Arizoan Geological Survey

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Voice 520-770-3500

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416 W. Congress St., Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona, 85701 Country USA

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