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| State | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Name | Rhyolitic flows and shallow intrusive rocks |
| Geologic age | Miocene to Quaternary |
| Original map label | QTr |
| Comments | Protrusive rhyolite domes occur in Washoe County (Bonham, 1969), and trachybasalt and latite occurs in Mineral County (Ross, 1961). |
| Primary rock type | rhyolite |
| Secondary rock type | trachybasalt |
| Other rock types | latite; dacite; trachyte |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Dome) Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Latite (Flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)Trachybasalt Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Dome) |
| Map references | Stewart, J.H., and Carlson, J.E., 1978, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1:500,000 (not part of any formal series, printed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, G75163, reprinted, 1981, G81386). |
| Unit references | Stewart, J.H., and Carlson, J.E., 1978, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1:500,000 (not part of any formal series, printed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, G75163, reprinted, 1981, G81386). Ross, D.C., 1961, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Mineral County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 58, 98 p., 2 pl. Bonham, H.F., 1969, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 70, 140 p., 6 pls. |
| Geographic coverage | Mineral - Storey - Washoe |
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