Surficial geology of the Superstition Mountain Piedmont Area, northern Pinal and eastern Maricopa Counties, Arizona

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Resource Abstract:
One of the fastest growing areas of Arizona is the eastern part of the PhoenixBasin near the communities of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Apache Junction. Much ofthis development has occurred on the piedmont near the base of the mountains where littleof the surficial geology has ever been mapped. Because this area of the Phoenix Basin willcontinue to grow in the future, there is a need to understand the nature and distribution ofsurficial deposits. Surficial geologic mapping provides a spatial data base for assessingpotential geologic hazards (pearthree, 1991), for defining important groundwater rechargezones, and for analyzing the physical characteristics of surface deposits for excavationpurposes. Such mapping is also valuable to earth scientists who are interested in definingthe links between landscape evolution and climate change (Bull, 1991).This report presents the results of surficial geologic mapping in the eastern marginsof the Phoenix Basin including the Superstition Mountain piedmont and Queen Creekalluvial fan (Figure 1). The region mapped is contained within the Florence Junction,Florence NE, Goldfield, Magma, and Superstition Mountains SW quadrangles (1:24,000),and part of the Weavers Needle quadrangle (1:24,000). This area contains a variety oflandscape elements including steep mountain slopes, pediments, and alluvial fans.Included within this report is a discussion of the origins of pediments and an analysis ofstreamflow processes on the Queen Creek fan. ( 33 pages; 6 map sheets, map scale 1:24,000)
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Title Surficial geology of the Superstition Mountain Piedmont Area, northern Pinal and eastern Maricopa Counties, Arizona
publication  Date   1993-09-01T12:00:00
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name Huckleberry, G.
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individual Name Missing
organisation Name  Arizona Geological Survey
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Telephone
Voice 520-770-3500
Address
416 W. Congress St., Suite #100, Tucson, AZ, 85701-1381 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.conway@azgs.az.gov
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URL: http://www.azgs.az.gov
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Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
alluvial fan
COGEOMAP
geologic hazards
Geology
piedmont
relative geochronology
surficial deposits
surficial geology
Location keywords:
Apache Junction
Arizona
Chandler
Florence Junction
Florence NE
Gilbert
Goldfield
Magma
Maricopa County
Phoenix Basin
Pinal County
Queen Creek
Superstition Mountains
Weavers Needle
Theme keywords (theme):
Magmatic
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Title Process > Geologic Processes
publication  Date   2017-01-18
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Theme keywords (theme):
Basin
Creek
Alluvial Fan
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Title Feature > Hydrologic Feature
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Scale
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Title Property > Measure
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Theme keywords (theme):
Groundwater
Soil
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Title Material > Environmental Material
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Theme keywords (theme):
Geochronology
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Title Science Domain > Earth Science
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Base
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Title Material > Chemical
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Spatial Datum
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Title Resource Type > Spatial Data
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Theme keywords (theme):
Mapping
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Title Science Domain > Computer Science
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Theme keywords (theme):
Weaver
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Title Resource Type > Software
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Arizona Geological Survey
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
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Theme keywords (theme):
Mountain
Deposit
Slope
Alluvial Fan
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Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2017-01-18
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Theme keywords (theme):
Landscape
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Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2017-01-18
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Theme keywords (theme):
Apache
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Title Organization > NON-GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
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Theme keywords (theme):
Analysis
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Title Method > Information Processing
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Theme keywords (theme):
GEOLOGY
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Title Organization > Commercial Organization
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Mapping
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Title Science Domain > Biology
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Geographic Extent
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southBoundLatitude  32.9534
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Missing
organisation Name  Arizona Geological Survey
position Name missing
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 520-770-3500
Address
416 W. Congress St., Suite #100, Tucson, AZ, 85701-1381 Country U.S.A.
electronic Mail Address michael.conway@azgs.az.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://www.azgs.az.gov
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organisation Name  Arizona Geological Survey
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URL: http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/288
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Metadata data stamp:  2010-09-27T15:19:43
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Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Missing
organisation Name  Arizona Geological Survey
position Name missing
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 520.770.3500
Fax 520.770.3505
Address
416 W. Congress, Ste # 100, Tucson, AZ, 85701-1381 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.conway@azgs.az.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://www.azgs.az.gov
protocol http
Metadata contact - originator
individual Name missing
organisation Name  Arizona Geological Survey
position Name missing
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address metadata@usgin.org
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