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igneous rocks of Austin age

igneous rocks of Austin age
StateTexas
Nameigneous rocks of Austin age
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Late
Original map labelKi
CommentsAlkalic basalt, and pyroclastic rocks altered to nontronite; in form of sills, laccoliths, volcanic necks, and dikes
Primary rock typebasalt
Secondary rock typepyroclastic
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Pyroclastic)
Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Incidental
Igneous > Hypabyssal > Mafic-hypabyssal > Hypabyssal-basalt
Map references
Bureau of Economic Geology, 1992, Geologic Map of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Virgil E. Barnes, project supervisor, Hartmann, B.M. and Scranton, D.F., cartography, scale 1:500,000
Unit references
Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, San Angelo Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageKinney - Travis - Uvalde - Zavala

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