Bedrock and Surficial Geologic Map of the Satan Butte and Greasewood 7.5' Quadrangles, Navajo and Apache Counties, Northern Arizona.

摘要

The bedrock and surficial geologic map of the Satan Butte and Greasewood 7.5' quadrangles was completed in a cooperative effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Navajo Nation to provide regional geologic information for management and planning officials. This report provides baseline geologic information that will be useful in future studies of groundwater and surface water resources, geologic hazards, and the distribution of soils and plants. Field work on the Navajo Nation was conducted under a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department. Any persons wishing to conduct geologic investigations on the Navajo Nation must first apply for, and receive, a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department, P.O. Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona 86515, (928) 871-6587. The geologic map of the Satan Butte and Greasewood 7.5' quadrangles was prepared by the USGS Navajo Land Use Planning Project in cooperation with the Navajo Nation and funded through the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program to provide connectivity to the regional geologic framework of the Grand Canyon area of northern Arizona. This geologic map will benefit local, Arizona, federal, Navajo, and private land resource managers who direct environmental and land management programs such as range management, biological plant and animal studies, flood control, water resource investigations, and natural hazards associated with sand-dune mobility. The geologic information will support ongoing and future geologic investigations and associated scientific studies within the Ganado 30' x 60' quadrangle.