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Geologic Units: Arsenal
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Arsenal Sand
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sand
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Sioux uplift
Publication:

Stone, J.E., 1966, Surficial geology of the New Brighton quadrangle, Minnesota: Minnesota Geological Survey Geologic Map Series, GM-2, 3 sheets, 39 p., scale 1:24,000


Summary:

Arsenal Sand (new name) here described as a light-gray to very pale brown to brown pebbly fine to coarse sand. Interpreted as a kame deposit. Overlies Turtle Lake Sand (new name); underlies New Brighton Formation. Age is Pleistocene.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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