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Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 6 (El Paso Mountains)

Undivided Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks. Mostly flows, breccia and tuff, including greenstone, diabase, and pillow lavas; minor interbedded sedimentary rocks
StateCalifornia
NamePaleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 6 (El Paso Mountains)
Geologic ageDevonian(?) and Permian
Original map labelPzv
CommentsWestern Mojave Desert. Metavolcanic rocks in El Paso Mountains and Lane Mountain area
Primary rock typegreenstone
Secondary rock typeandesite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Map references
Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000.
Unit references
Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000.
Jennings, C.W., 1985, An explanatory text to accompany the 1:750,000 scale fault and geologic maps of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 201, 197 p.
Jennings, C.W., Burnett, J.L., and Troxel, B.W., 1963, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Trona sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Carr, M.D., Christiansen, R.L., Poole, F.G., and Goodge, J.W., 1997, Bedrock geologic map of the El Paso Mountains in the Garlock and El Paso Peaks 7-1/2' quadrangles, Kern County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2389, 9 p., scale 1:24,000.
McCulloh, T.H., 1960, Geologic map of the Lane Mountain quadrangle, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 60-95, scale 1:62,500.
Geographic coverageKern - San Bernardino

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