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andesite and basaltic andesite flows and associated volcaniclastic units

Lower Tertiary, (Lower Oligocene and Eocene) andesite and basaltic andesite flows, and associated volcaniclastic units. Includes Rubio Peak Formation, and andesite of Dry Leggett Canyon
StateNew Mexico
Nameandesite and basaltic andesite flows and associated volcaniclastic units
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary
Original map labelTla
Primary rock typeandesite
Secondary rock typebasalt
Other rock typesintermediate volcanic rock; mafic volcanic rock; mixed clastic/volcanic
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Sedimentaryvolcaniclastics associated with volcanics
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 coverageCatron - Colfax - Dona Ana - Grant - Hidalgo - Luna - Sierra - Socorro - Taos

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