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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Basalt flows and incidental andesite, and latite flows; Miocene mafic to intermediate volcanics; subunits are Tmib, Tm1b, Tm2b, Tm3b; Columbia Plateau, Owyhee Plateau |
| Geologic age | Miocene |
| Original map label | Tmb; Tm?b |
| Comments | In addition to Columbia River Basalt, Tmb polygons in the Boise and Jordan Valley quads include the following informal units: andesite and basalt of upper Salmon Creek, basalt of Reynolds Basin, and latite and basalt flows, undivided. |
| Primary rock type | basalt |
| Secondary rock type | latite |
| Other rock types | lava flow |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)basalt flows of Columbia River Basalt Group Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow)andesite flows on Owyhee Plateau Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Latite (Flow)latite flows interlayered with basalt flows, Owyhee Plateau |
| 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. Mitchell, V.E., and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Boise quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Boise 2o Quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Mitchell, V.E. and Bennett, E.H., Geologic map of the Baker quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Baker 2o Quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, undated, Geology of the Jordan Valley quadrangle, Oregon-Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, scale 1:250,000. Camp, V.E., Hooper, P.R., Swanson, D.A., and Wright, T.L., 1982, Columbia River basalt in Idaho: Physical and chemical characteristics, flow distribution, and tectonic implications: in Bill Bonichsen and R.M. Breckenridge, eds., Cenozoic Geology of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 26, p. 55-75. Fitzgerald, J.F., 1982, Geology and basalt stratigraphy of the Weiser embayment, west-central Idaho: in Bonichsen, Bill, and Breckenridge, R.M., eds., Cenozoic Geology of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 26, p. 103-158. |
| Geographic coverage | Ada - Adams - Boise - Gem - Idaho - Latah - Owyhee - Payette - Shoshone - Valley - Washington |
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