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Oligocene to Paleocene[?] sedimentary rocks

Light colored, weakly to moderately consolidated conglomerate and sandstone deposited largely or entirely before mid-Tertiary volcanism and extensional faulting. Most sediment was deposited by early Cenozoic streams that flowed northeastward onto the Colorado Plateau from areas to the southwest that are now lower in elevation than the Plateau. Sediments of this map unit, other than the Chuska Sandstone in northeasternmost Arizona, are commonly referred to as "rim gravels" because they now rest on or near the Mogollon Rim, which is the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau. (30-65 Ma)
StateArizona
NameOligocene to Paleocene[?] sedimentary rocks
Geologic agePaleocene(?) to Oligocene
Original map labelTso
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typessiltstone; limestone; mudstone; basalt
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Map references
Richard, S. M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J. E., and Pearthree, P. A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Unit references
Richard, S. M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J. E., and Pearthree, P. A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Geographic coverageApache - Coconino - Gila - Greenlee - Mohave - Navajo - Yavapai

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