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Surficial Geology Of The Smithfield Quadrangle, Cache County, Utah, Michael V. Lowe
Surficial Geology Of The Smithfield Quadrangle, Cache County, Utah, Michael V. Lowe
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The Smithfield 7.5' quadrangle is located about 13.8 kilometers (8.6 miles) south of the Utah-Idaho State Line and occupies the central portion of the eastern side of Cache Valley, Utah. The mapped area contains more than 55 square miles. The Bear River Range on the eastern side of the quadrangle contains stratigraphic units ranging from Precambrian to Quaternary age. Cache Valley contains deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age. Quaternary units in the Smithfield quadrangle are subdivided into thirty-two map units based on age and genesis. Five ages of Quaternary units are identified, and these units are assigned to one of …