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Carboniferous-Permian sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Sedimentary and volcanic rocks, undivided. Cherty and slaty argillite, siltstone, graywacke, chert, greenstone, tuff, andesite, and spilitic volcanics.
StateWashington
NameCarboniferous-Permian sedimentary and volcanic rocks
Geologic ageDevonian to Permian; some Jurassic
Original map labelPMPm
CommentsDragovich and others, 2002, reports that this unit is mostly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of the types listed above.
Primary rock typegraywacke
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock typesgreenstone; phyllite; chert; argillite; arkose; shale; andesite; spilite; limestone; marble; quartzite; slate; conglomerate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Graywacke (Bed)
Minor
Metamorphic > Quartzite
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Metamorphic > Argillite
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
Metamorphic > Greenstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Metamorphic > Slate
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arkose (Bed)
Metamorphic > PhyllitePossibly minor in rank.
Metamorphic > Marble
Map references
Huntting, M. T., Bennett, W. A. G., Livingston, V. E. Jr., Moen, W. S., 1961, Geologic Map of Washington: Washington Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Huntting, M. T., Bennett, W. A. G., Livingston, V. E. Jr., Moen, W. S., 1961, Geologic Map of Washington: Washington Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:500,000.
Misch, P., 1977, Bedrock Geology of the North Cascades, in Brown, E. H. and Ellis, R. C. (eds.), Geological Excursions in the Pacific Northwest, Geological Society of America 1977 Annual Meeting, Seattle: Western Washington University, p. 1-62.
Dragovich, J. D., Logan, R. L., Schasse, H. W., Walsh, T. J., Lingley, W. S., Jr., Norman, D. K., Gerstel, W. J., Lapen, T. J., Schuster, J. E., Meyers, K. D., 2002, Geologic Map of Washington-Northwest Quadrant: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Geologic Map GM-50, scale 1:250,000.
Tabor, R. W., Haugerud, R. A., Booth, D. B., Brown, E. H., 1994, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Mount Baker 30- by 60-Minute Quadrangle, Washington: U. S. Geological Survey Open File Report 94-403, 55p., 2 pls.
Misch, P., 1966, Tectonic evolution of the northern Cascades of Washington--A west-cordilleran case history. In Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; and others, A symposium on the tectonic history and mineral deposits of the western Cordillera in British Columbia and neighboring parts of the United States, Vancouver, 1964: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 8, p. 101-148, 1 pl.
Geographic coverageColumbia - Skagit - Whatcom

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