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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks; Jurassic greenschist-facies metamorphic rocks; western Idaho, Blue Mountains island-arc complex |
| Geologic age | Jurassic |
| Original map label | Jw |
| Comments | Meta-volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks, and volcanic-derived meta-sedimentary and rocks, deposited in an oceanic island-arc complex, and metamorphosed to greenschist facies. Includes metamorphosed andesitic to keratophyric volcaniclastic rocks, rhyolite, argillite, slate, phyllite, siltite, wacke, conglomerate, marble and gypsum. |
| Primary rock type | greenstone |
| Secondary rock type | metasedimentary rock |
| Other rock types | keratophyre; meta-argillite; graywache; meta-conglomerate; meta-rhyolite; marble; evaporite |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary (Greenschist)Coon Hollow siltstone, siltite, wacke, conglomerate Incidental
Metamorphic > Marble (Greenschist) Sedimentary > Chemical (Lense)gypsum-anhydrite |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Brooks, H.C., 1979, Geologic map of the Huntington and part of the Olds ferry quadrangle, Baker and Malheur counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series, GMS-13, 1 sheet, scale 1:62,500. Vallier, T.L., 1977, The Permian and Triassic Seven Devils Group, western Idaho and northeastern Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1437, 58 p. Lund, Karen, in press, Geology of the Payette National Forest, Valley, Idaho, Washington and Adams counties, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1666, scale 1:100,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Adams - Washington |
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