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| State | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Name | Ash-flow tuffs, rhyolitic flows, and shallow intrusive rocks |
| Geologic age | Middle Miocene to Late Miocene |
| Original map label | Trt |
| Primary rock type | rhyolite |
| Secondary rock type | dacite |
| Other rock types | trachyte |
| Lithologic constituents | Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic, ash-flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, ash-flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow) Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pluton) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Pyroclastic, ash-flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Flow) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pluton) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pluton) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, tuff) |
| 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). Stewart, J. H., 1980, Geology of Nevada: A discussion to accompany the Geologic Map of Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 4. |
| Geographic coverage | Churchill - Elko - Lincoln - Lyon - Mineral - Nye - Pershing |
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