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| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Quaternary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 2 (Long Valley Caldera) |
| Geologic age | Quaternary (0-1 Ma) |
| Original map label | Qvp |
| Comments | Bishop Tuff |
| Primary rock type | rhyolite |
| Secondary rock type | ash-flow tuff |
| Other rock types | ignimbrite |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, ash-flow) Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, air fall) |
| 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 | Luedke, R.G., and Smith, R.L., 1981, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanic centers in California and Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1091-C, scale 1:1,000,000. Bailery, R.A., 2004, Eruptive history and chemical evolution of the precaldera and postcaldera basalt-dacite sequences, Long Valley, California; implications for magma sources, current seismic unrest, and future volcanism: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1692, 75 p. 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. |
| Geographic coverage | Inyo - Mono |
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