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Granitic rocks (Cretaceous and Jurassic)

Mostly tonalite and quartz diorite but including lesser amounts of other granitoid rocks. Potassium-argon ages determined on hornblende indicates plutons range in age from 143 to 166 Ma (Hotz, 1971)
StateOregon
NameGranitic rocks (Cretaceous and Jurassic)
Geologic ageLate Jurassic and Early Cretaceous
Original map labelKJg
Primary rock typequartz diorite
Secondary rock typediorite
Other rock typestonalite; gabbro
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Diorite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-diorite (Pluton)
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite (Pluton)
Incidental
Igneous > Plutonic > Gabbroic > Gabbro (Pluton)
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.
Geographic coverageDouglas - Grant - Jackson - Josephine - Lane

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