Preliminary surficial geology map of the Cheyenne urban area, Laramie County, Wyoming
Open-File Report
87-559
By: M. E. Cooley
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Abstract
The geologic map of the Cheyenne Urban Area shows the following elements: (1) artificial fill at miscellaneous sites; (2) artificial fill in areas of large residential developments constructed since 1945; (3) artificial fill in areas of extensive construction activity; (4) undifferentiated alluvium (holocene); (5) terrace alluvium (holocene); (6) alluvial fan deposits (holocene); (7) slope deposits (holocene and pleistocene); (8) tan sandy alluvium (pleistocene); (9) pediment deposits (pleistocene); (10) deposits of terrace Qt1 (pleistocene); (11) deposits of terraces Qt1A, Qt1B, Qt1C (pleistocene); (12) Deposits of Qt2 (pleistocene); (13) Deposits of terrace Qt3 (pleistocene); (14) brown gravelly deposits (pleistocene); and (15) Ogallalla formation (miocene). (Lantz-PTT)
Suggested Citation
Cooley, M.E., 1987, Preliminary surficial geology map of the Cheyenne urban area, Laramie County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-559, 1 map :photocopy ;71 x 91 cm., on sheet 85 x 102 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87559.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Preliminary surficial geology map of the Cheyenne urban area, Laramie County, Wyoming |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 87-559 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr87559 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Contributing office(s) | WY-MT Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 map :photocopy ;71 x 91 cm., on sheet 85 x 102 cm. |