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| State | Oregon |
|---|---|
| Name | Otter Point Formation of Dott (1971) and related rocks (Upper Jurassic) |
| Geologic age | Late Jurassic |
| Original map label | Jop |
| Comments | Considered part of the Gold Beach Terrane by Blake and others (1985). |
| Primary rock type | graywacke |
| Secondary rock type | mudstone |
| Other rock types | conglomerate; greenstone; limestone; chert; blueschist; serpentinite |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Graywacke (Bed)Graywacke contains abundant volcanic detritus Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone Metamorphic > Schist (Glaucophane-schist) Metamorphic > Serpentinite Metamorphic > Greenstone |
| Map references | Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Coleman, R.G., 1972, The Colebrooke Schist of southwestern Oregon and its relation to the tectonic evolution of the region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1972, 61 p. Blake, M.C., Jr., Engebretson, D.C., Jayko, A.S., and Jones, D.L., 1985, Tectonostratigraphic terranes in southwest Oregon, in Howell, D.G., ed., Tectonostratigraphic terranes of the circum-Pacific region: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 1, p. 147-158. Dott, R.H., Jr., 1971, Geology of the southwestern Oregon coast west of the 124th meridian: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 69, 63 p. Koch, J.G., 1966, Late Mesozoic stratigraphy and teconic history, Port Orford-Gold Beach area, southwestern Oregon coast: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 50, p. 25-71. |
| Geographic coverage | Coos - Curry - Douglas |
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