Ages and significance of glacial and mass movement deposits on the west side of Boulder Mountain, Utah, USA

TitleAges and significance of glacial and mass movement deposits on the west side of Boulder Mountain, Utah, USA
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsMarchetti DW, Cerling TE, Dohrenwend JC, Gallin W
JournalPalaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
Volume252
Pagination503-513
Date PublishedSep 3
ISBN Number0031-0182
Accession NumberWOS:000249412300010
Abstract

Using air photos, satellite images, and field observations we mapped Quaternary glacial and mass movement deposits on the west side of Boulder Mountain in south-central Utah, USA. Prominent glacial moraines were deposited by outlet glaciers that emanated from an ice cap that existed atop Boulder Mountain. Cosmogenic 3He exposure ages of these deposits range from 20.2 ± 1.5 to 22.5 ± 2.5 ka and indicate maximum ice advance during the global last glacial maximum (LGM). Three 3He exposure ages of boulders from the Pine Creek slump deposit indicate that the slumping likely occurred at or before  125 ka. Eight 3He exposure ages of boulders from the Miller Creek Potholes debris flow deposit range from 20.2 ± 2.0 to 50.4 ± 3.0 ka; five of those boulders yielded ages in the range of 26–33 ka and suggest emplacement of the debris flow deposit during that time. Both of these mass movement features cover prominent fault traces related to the Thousand Lakes fault but do not appear to be offset, suggesting that major faulting has not occurred since  125 kyr ago in this area.

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