Geologic units containing spilite

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Spilite

An altered basalt, characteristically amygdaloidal or vesicular, in which the feldspar has been albitized and is typically accompanied by chlorite, calcite, epidote, chalcedony, prehnite, or other low-temperature hydrous crystallization products characteristic of a greenstone.

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Oregon - Washington

Oregon

Volcanic rocks (Triassic and Permian) (Permian to Triassic): Massive flows of porphyritic meta-andesite, metabasalt, spilite, and keratophyre, volcanic breccia, and subordinate amounts of fine-grained volcaniclastic rocks. In eastern Oregon probably mostly Late Triassic in age, but includes some Permian rocks (OR084). Includes Clover Creek Greenstone (OR035), Gold Creek greenstone (informal name; OR029), and greenstone of Ashley (OR081)

Washington

Carboniferous-Permian sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Devonian to Permian; some Jurassic): Sedimentary and volcanic rocks, undivided. Cherty and slaty argillite, siltstone, graywacke, chert, greenstone, tuff, andesite, and spilitic volcanics.
Pre-Middle Jurassic volcanic rocks, undivided (Early Cretaceous-Late Jurassic): Predominantly greenstone and spilitic volcanic rocks; includes some slate, argillite, and graywacke.

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