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| State | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Name | Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks |
| Geologic age | Early Oligocene to Early Miocene |
| Original map label | Ts2 |
| Comments | Mostly unnamed units interbedded with volcanic rocks |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | siltstone |
| Other rock types | limestone; conglomerate; mudstone; debris flow; landslide; tuff |
| Lithologic constituents | Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Tuffaceous) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Tuffaceous) Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Tuffaceous) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Tuffaceous) Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Tuffaceous) Incidental
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Landslide) Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Flow, mass movement) |
| 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 - Lander - Lincoln - Nye - White Pine |
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