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The surficial geology of the Delta 7.5-minute series quadrangle, Fulton County, Ohio, USA

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  • Joseph D. Blockland
  • Timothy G. Fisher

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The surficial geology of the Delta 7.5-minute series quadrangle, and sections of the adjacent quadrangles (ca. 54.5 km2), was mapped to elucidate the deglacial history of the Huron–Erie Lake Plain in northwest Ohio. Five depositional environments were identified: alluvial, aeolian, glacial, glaciolacustrine and glaciofluvial. The depositional environments were mapped on a hillshaded, light detecting and ranging digital elevation model using a sediment-landform approach. Map interpretations were field tested with borings, shallow pits, electrical resistivity and ground-penetrating radar surveys. Four prominent strandlines of Ancestral Lake Erie trend NNE to SSW across the study area at 238, 231, 224 and 221 m above sea level and are comprised of offshore bars, possible beaches and spits recording littoral drift from the NNE. This study emphasizes the importance of large-scale mapping and provides a framework for subsequent research in the region.

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  • Joseph D. Blockland & Timothy G. Fisher, 2016. "The surficial geology of the Delta 7.5-minute series quadrangle, Fulton County, Ohio, USA," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(5), pages 731-735, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:12:y:2016:i:5:p:731-735
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2015.1071289
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