Geologic map of the Pintura quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (M-196) Colorado River History 2nd Edition

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Geologic map of the Pintura quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (M-196) Colorado River History 2nd EditionBy: H. A. Hurlow and R. F. Biek This report describes selected aspects of the geology of the Pintura quadrangle. The quadrangle includes Permian through early Tertiary sedimentary rocks, middle Tertiary intrusive and volcanic rocks, and Quaternary volcanic rocks and surficial deposits. Mesozoic to early Cenozoic compressional deformation in the Utah Idaho Wyoming section of the Sevier orogenic belt, followed by Cenozoic magmatism and extensional