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Hinsdale Basalt

Hinsdale Basalt; northern Taos and eastern Rio Arriba Counties; basalt flows interbedded with Los Pinos Formation
StateNew Mexico
NameHinsdale Basalt
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary
Original map labelThb
CommentsListed in NM003 as Hinsdale Formation and described as basalt to rhyolite. Alluvial deposits (sand/gravel) with basalt (NM003).
Primary rock typebasalt
Secondary rock typerhyolite
Other rock typesalluvium
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Minor
Unconsolidated (Alluvial)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow)
Map references
Anderson, O.J., Jones.G.E., and Green, G.N., compilers, 1997, Geologic map of New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-52.
Unit references
Anderson, O.J., Jones.G.E., and Green, G.N., compilers, 1997, Geologic map of New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-52.
Geographic coverageRio Arriba

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