Surficial geology and geologic hazards of the Tucson Moutains, Pima County, Arizona: Avra, Brown Mountain, Cat Mountain and Jaynes Quadrangles

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Author
Pearthree, P.A.
Biggs, T.H.
Issue Date
1999-12-01
Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
Tucson Mountains
Pima County
Arizona
urban development
geomorphology
geologic hazards
surficial geology
Geology
Quaternary

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Pearthree, P.A. and Biggs, T.H., 1999, Surficial geology and geologic hazards of the Tucson Moutains, Pima County, Arizona: Avra, Brown Mountain, Cat Mountain and Jaynes Quadrangles. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-99-22, 2 map sheets, map scale 1:24,000, 19 p.
Publisher
Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ)
Description
This report and accompanying maps describe the surficial geology, geomorphology, and geologic hazards around the Tucson Mountains, on the western margin of the Tucson metropolitan area. The mapping covers the Avra, Brown Mountain, Cat Mountain, and Jaynes 7 1/2’ quadrangles and includes part of the City of Tucson and unincorporated Pima County (Figure 1). The map area encompasses the western edge of the Tucson basin floor, the eastern half of Avra Valley, and the Tucson Mountain foothills on the eastern and northern flanks of the Tucson Mountains. The Tucson basin floor area has been thoroughly altered by urban development, and the Tucson Mountain foothills have undergone substantial development during the past 30 years or so. The steeper mountain slopes generally are within Tucson Mountain Park (Pima County) or the western unit of Saguaro National Park, but development is occurring immediately adjacent to these parks. This report is intended to enhance our understanding of the surficial geology around the Tucson Mountains and to aid in assessing and understanding geologic hazards in this area. This new mapping complements previously published bedrock mapping (Lipman, 1993). This surficial geologic mapping in the western portion of the Tucson area is part of continuing efforts by the AZGS to map the geology of the Phoenix – Tucson urban corridor. It builds on and complements previous surficial geologic mapping efforts in the Tucson area (McKittrick, 1988; Jackson, 1989; Demsey and others, 1993; Field and Pearthree, 1993). The report is organized into a brief introduction and explanation of mapping methods, unit descriptions, a summary of the geologic and geomorphic framework of the area, and a discussion of geologic hazards. Tim Orr digitized the map information, generated the final linework and map layout, and provided quality control for the map compilation. Pete Corrao assisted with map and report layout. Mapping was conducted as part of the STATEMAP Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, contract #98HQAG2064. (21 pages and two map sheets, map scale 1:24,000)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/630819
Additional Links
https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
Language
en
Series/Report no.
OFR-99-22
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Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
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Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.
North Bounding Coordinate
32.3823
South Bounding Coordinate
32.1
West Bounding Coordinate
-111.228
East Bounding Coordinate
-110.919
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