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Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 15 (Southern Mojave Desert)

Tertiary volcanic flow rocks; minor pyroclastic deposits.
StateCalifornia
NameTertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 15 (Southern Mojave Desert)
Geologic ageTertiary (8-28 Ma)
Original map labelTv
Primary rock typebasalt
Secondary rock typerhyolite
Other rock typesdacite; andesite; ash-flow tuff; ignimbrite
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, ash-flow)
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)
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.
Luedke, R.G., Smith, R.L., and Russell-Robinson, S.L., 1983, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanoes and volcanic rocks of the Cascade Range and vicinity, northwestern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1507, scale 1:500,000.
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 coverageImperial - Riverside

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