U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Prepared in cooperation with the GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
U.S. FOREST SERVICE and BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I–2674
107°30'
108° 49° Pamphlet accompanies map
125° 109°
49°
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123° 111°
122° 112° M O N TA N A
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IDAHO

DESCRIPTION OF LITHOLOGIC UNITS

Alluvium—Unconsolidated sediment (clay, silt, sand, gravel). Includes glacial

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outwash deposits
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Dune sand—Wind deposited

Loess—Windblown silt deposits

Lake sediments and playa deposits

Landslide deposits

Glacial drift—Material deposited by glacial processes. Includes till and

moraine (unstratified) as well as outwash (stratified)

Shale and mudstone—Fine-grained sedimentary rock derived from clay

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47° Argillite and slate—Fine-grained metamorphic rock formed from shale

Tuff—Volcanic ash. Includes minor amounts of detrital sediment

Siltstone—Fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock derived from silt

Meta-siltstone—Fine-grained metamorphic rock formed from siltstone

Sandstone—Medium-grained detrital sedimentary rock derived from sand

Meta-sandstone—Medium-grained metamorphic rock formed from sandstone

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Quartzite
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Conglomerate—Coarse-grained detrital sedimentary rock derived from gravel.
Locally includes angular-fragment breccia

I DA H
WASHIN GTON Meta-conglomerate—Coarse-grained metamorphic rock formed from
OREG ON conglomerate

O
ID Carbonate rock—Sedimentary rock, mostly composed of limestone and
A
H dolomite, locally metamorphosed to marble
O O
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G
O Mixed sequences of miogeosynclinal sedimentary rocks—Includes
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interlayered shale, siltstone, lithic sandstone, quartzite, and conglomerate

Mixed sequences of eugeosynclinal sedimentary rocks having abundant

45° dark rock fragments and mafic minerals—Includes interlayered shale,
siltstone, graywacke, conglomerate, and melange with subordinate mafic
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45° volcanic rock, chert, and calcareous rock

M O N TA N A
E A

Meta-sedimentary phyllites and schists—Fine-grained metamorphic rocks

derived from shale, mudstone, and siltstone
O C

Interlayered meta-sedimentary rocks—Fine- to coarse-grained metamorphic

rocks derived from clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks

Mixed sequences of carbonate rock and shale with subordinate sandstone

and conglomerate

W YO M IN G
Mixed sequences of metamorphosed carbonate rock and shale with
C

subordinate sandstone and conglomerate

F I

44° Felsic pyroclastic rocks— Rhyolitic

C I

44° Felsic volcanic flows—Rhyolitic

P A

Calc-alkaline suite of pyroclastic rocks and volcanic flows—Generally

andesite to quartz latite

Calc-alkaline suite of meta-volcanic rocks

Mafic pyroclastic rocks—Basaltic

Mafic volcanic flows—Basaltic

Mafic meta-volcanic rocks—Greenstone. Includes subordinate spilite, slate,

43° argillite, and greywacke

43° Granite—Includes intrusive rhyolitic rocks

Alkalic intrusive rocks

Calc-alkaline suite of intrusive rocks—Generally granodiorite to diorite

Mafic intrusive rocks—Generally dioritic or gabbroic

Ultramafic rocks—Includes associated gabbroic rocks

Mixed granitic gneiss—Dominantly granitic gneiss, migmatite, augen gneiss,

and hornblende gneiss. Includes subordinate anorthosite, amphibolite, calc-
42° silicate gneiss, schist, marble, and quartzite

42° Mafic schist and foliated greenstone—Dark-colored, fine-grained, foliated

I DAHO

metamorphic rocks, mostly metamorphosed basaltic to dioritic rocks

O R EG O N
Mafic gneiss—Dark-colored, medium- to coarse-grained, layered metamorphic
CA LI FO RN IA rocks. Includes amphibolites

NEVADA
REFERENCES

Bond, J.G. and Wood, C.H., 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Idaho Department of
Lands, Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1 plate, scale 1:500,000.
Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey,
2 plates, scale 1:500,000.

U TA H
Hunting, M.T., Bennett, W.A., Livingston, V.E., Jr., and Moen, W.S., 1961,
41° Geologic map of Washington: Washington Department of Conservation,
Division of Mines and Geology, 1 plate, scale 1:500,000.
41°
W Y O M IN G Jennings, C.W., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines
and Geology, Map No. 2, 1 plate, scale 1:750,000.
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, A.C., 1985, Geologic map of Wyoming: U.S.
Geological Survey, 3 plates, scale 1:500,000.
Ross, C.P., Andres, D.A., and Witkind, I.J., 1955, Geologic map of Montana:
U.S. Geological Survey, 1 plate, scale 1:500,000.
Stewart, J.H. and Carlson, J.E., 1978, Geologic map of Nevada: U.S. Geological
NE VA DA

Survey, 1 plate, scale 1:500,000.

Walker, G.W., and McLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S.
Geological Survey, 2 plates, scale 1:500,000.

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107°30'
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125° 109° INTERIOR—GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VA—2001

124° 110°
Albers Equal Area projection 123° Geology modified from Bond and Wood, 1978; Hintze, 1980; Hunting and
CA LI FO RN IA 111°
1st Standard Parallel = 43°N others,1961; Jennings, 1977; Love and Christiansen, 1985; Ross and others,
122° UTAH 112° 1955; Stewart and Carlson, 1978; and Walker and MacLeod, 1991
2nd Standard Parallel = 48°N 121° 113°
120° 114° Edited by Jan Zigler; digital cartography by Kathryn Nimz with assistance
Central Meridian = 117° W 119° 118° 116° 115°
117° from Darlene Casebier
Origin of Projection = 41°N
Manuscript approved for publication January 25, 1999
SCALE 1:1 500 000
25 0 25 50 75 100 150 MILES

25 0 25 50 75 100 150 KILOMETERS

MAP OF MAJOR LITHOLOGIC UNITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST:

A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERIOR COLUMBIA BASIN ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PROJECT
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2001