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| State | Washington |
|---|---|
| Name | Eocene nonmarine rocks |
| Geologic age | Eocene |
| Original map label | Ec |
| Comments | Naches Formation is mostly basaltic and rhyolitic volcanic rock with minor andesitic rock and interbedded sedimentary rock (feldspathic sandstone) (Tabor and others, 1993, Stout, 1964). The thickness of the Naches Formation is 8000-10000+ feet thick (Stout, 1964). |
| Primary rock type | arkose |
| Secondary rock type | siltstone |
| Other rock types | basalt; rhyolite; andesite; argillite; tuff; shale; conglomerate; coal |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arkose (Bed) Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed) Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic, tuff) Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite Sedimentary > Coal > Bituminous (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Metamorphic > Argillite |
| 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. Muessig, S., 1967, Geology of the Republic Quadrangle and a Part of the Aeneas Quadrangle, Ferry County, Washington: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1216, 135 p. Foster, R. J., 1960, Tertiary Geology of a Portion of the Central Cascade Mountains, Washington: Geological Society of America Bulletin v. 71, no. 2, p. 99-126. Tabor, R. W., Frizzell, V. A., Jr., Booth, D. B., Waitt, R. B., Whetten, J. T., Zartman, R. E., 1993, Geologic Map of the Skykomish River 30- by 60-Minute Quadrangle, Washington: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1963, scale 1:100,000. Tabor, R. W., Waitt, R. B., Jr., Frizzell, V. A., Jr., Swanson, D. A., Byerly, G. R., Bentley, R. D., 1982, Geologic Map of the Wanatchee 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Central Washington: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1311, scale 1:100,000. Stout, M. L., 1964, Geology of a Part of the South-Central Cascade Mountains, Washington: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 75, no. 4, p 317-334. |
| Geographic coverage | Ferry - King - Kittitas - Lewis - Skamania - Yakima |
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