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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Quartzite, siltstone, conglomerate, and metavolcanic rocks; Late and Middle Proterozoic, undivided; Atlanta batholith roof pendants |
| Geologic age | Late and Middle Proterozoic, undivided |
| Original map label | PC; PC2; Y?s; Y1s; Y2s |
| Comments | ZYm includes Belt and Windermere strata, undivided, mostly as roof pendants and septa in the Atlanta lobe of the Idaho batholith (ID005). |
| Primary rock type | quartzite |
| Secondary rock type | meta-argillite |
| Other rock types | metaconglomerate; schist; calc-silicate rock; marble; amphibolite; mafic metavolcanic rock; felsic metavolcanic rock |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Quartzite (Amphibolite)quartzite Minor
Metamorphic > Marbledolomitic marble Metamorphic > Hornfels (Amphibolite)calc-silicate rock Metamorphic > Schist (Amphibolite)mica schist +/- sillimanite, staurolite Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)diamictic meta-conglomerate with metavolc and metased clasts Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic Metamorphic > Phyllite Metamorphic > Amphibolite (Amphibolite) |
| 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. Lund, Karen, Aleinikoff, J.N., Evans, K.V., and Fanning, C.M., 2003, SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup, central Idaho; implications for rifting of western Laurentia and synchroneity of Sturtian glacial deposits: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 115, no. 3, p. 349-372, 8 figures, 2 tables. Evans, K.V. and Green, G.N., 2003, Geologic map of the Salmon National Forest and vicinity, east-central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Geological Investigations Series I-2765, scale 1:100,000 with pamphlet, 19 p. Tysdal, R.G., 2000, Revision of Middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation, central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1601-A, p. A1-A13. |
| Geographic coverage | Custer - Idaho - Lemhi - Valley |
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