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basaltic andesites

Lower Miocene and uppermost Oligocene basaltic andesites (22-26 Ma). Includes Bearwallow Mountain Andesite and basaltic andesite of Mangas Mountain
StateNew Mexico
Namebasaltic andesites
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary
Original map labelTuau
Primary rock typeandesite
Secondary rock typebasalt
Other rock typesintermediate volcanic rock; mafic volcanic rock
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite
Minor
Igneous > Volcanic
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 - Grant - Hidalgo - Sierra - Taos

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