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| State | Oregon |
|---|---|
| Name | Shale, mudstone, and sandstone (Jurassic) |
| Geologic age | Late Jurassic |
| Original map label | Jss |
| Comments | Unit is correlative with and lithologically similar to the Galice Formation. |
| Primary rock type | mudstone |
| Secondary rock type | graywacke |
| Other rock types | conglomerate; chert |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Graywacke (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)Commonly metamorphosed to slate or phyllite Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)Present in basal part of unit Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) |
| 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. Irwin, W.P., 1994, Geologic map of the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2148, scale 1:500,000. Harper, G.D., 1983, A depositional contact between the Galice Formation and a Late Jurassic ophiolite in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon: Oregon Geology, v. 45, no. 1, p. 3-9. Harper, G.D., 1980, Structure and petrology of the Josephine Ophiolite and overlying metasedimentary rocks, northwestern California: Berkeley, Calif., University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 281 p. |
| Geographic coverage | Josephine |
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