Geologic map of The Divide quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (M-197) River Guides sparkling lakes

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Geologic map of The Divide quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (M-197) River Guides sparkling lakesBy: J. M. Hayden The Divide quadrangle in southwest Utah is bisected north south by the Hurricane fault zone. The east half of the quadrangle is part of the Colorado Plateau whereas the west half is part of the transition zone that leads into the Basin and Range Province farther west. In the footwall of the Hurricane fault zone, the Hurricane Cliffs expose just over 1,000 feet of Permian rocks, including the upper part of the Queantoweap Sandstone and