The Holocene Ridgeland Formation and associated Decker Soil (new names) near Great Salt Lake, Utah
Year: 1979
Type: report
Abstract: The lacustrine Ridgeland Formation (new name) was deposited during a low stage of Lake Bonneville in northwest Utah and was graded to the Gilbert shoreline.The Gilbert shoreline is about 15 m higher than the level of Great Salt Lake in 1977.The Decker Soil (new name) formed on the Ridgeland Formation and older formations and soils exposed at that time.The Ridgeland probably was deposited during the Holocene in early Neoglacial time.The lake cycle that produced this formation and soil indicates climatic changes that may be pertinent to understanding the modern changes in Great Salt Lake.
DOI: 10.3133/b1457c
Author: R.V. Horn
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W408566730