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Columbia River Basalt Stratigraphy in Oregon

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Table of Geologic Units for Site MULT 72560

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USGS Site ID: Site identification number permanently assigned to the well by the U.S. Geological Survey and recorded in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Sequence Number: Sequence number assigned to identify a record.

Depth to Top of Interval: The depth to the top of this unit, in feet below land surface.

Depth to Bottom of Interval: The depth to the bottom of this unit, in feet below land surface. This field should be specified for all units, except the last one in the hole.

Unit code: The name of aquifer or geologic unit stored by the U.S. Geological Survey in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Lithology code: The principal lithology of this unit stored by the U.S. Geological Survey in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Description of material: The adjective modifier to describe the rock type.

--, no data/unknown.

USGS Site ID Well Log ID Sequence Number Depth to Top of Interval Depth to Bottom of Interval Unit code Lithology code Description of material
452656122085701 MULT 72560 1 0 15 QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM Volcanic(undif) --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 2 15 22 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) FLUVIAL CLASTS & VOLCANIC DEBRIS
452656122085701 MULT 72560 3 22 40 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) LAHAR
452656122085701 MULT 72560 4 40 55 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) ANDESITE LAVA & LAHAR
452656122085701 MULT 72560 5 55 65 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Claystone LAHAR ?
452656122085701 MULT 72560 6 65 80 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) LAHAR
452656122085701 MULT 72560 7 80 90 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) VOLCANIC ASH
452656122085701 MULT 72560 8 90 106 VOLCANIC PYROCLASTIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Volcanic(undif) FLUVIAL CLASTS & VOLCANIC DEBRIS
452656122085701 MULT 72560 9 106 147 SENTINEL BLUFFS UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 1
452656122085701 MULT 72560 10 147 152 ELLENSBURG FORMATION Claystone --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 11 152 177 SENTINEL BLUFFS UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 12 177 180 ELLENSBURG FORMATION Claystone --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 13 180 278 SENTINEL BLUFFS UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 2
452656122085701 MULT 72560 14 278 318 WINTER WATER UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 1
452656122085701 MULT 72560 15 318 511 WINTER WATER UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 2
452656122085701 MULT 72560 16 511 516 ELLENSBURG FORMATION Claystone --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 17 516 565 ORTLEY UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 1
452656122085701 MULT 72560 18 565 567 ELLENSBURG FORMATION Claystone --
452656122085701 MULT 72560 19 567 -- ORTLEY UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 2


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