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| State | Washington |
|---|---|
| Name | Precambrian volcanic rocks |
| Geologic age | Late-Proterozoic |
| Original map label | PCv |
| Comments | Leola volcanics include minor conglomerate and diamictite in the lower part of the unit (Joseph, 1990a); conglomerate member of Huckleberry Formation is included in unit WAPCc). |
| Primary rock type | greenstone |
| Secondary rock type | amphibolite |
| Other rock types | greenschist; gneiss; conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > GreenstoneIncludes flows, breccia, tuff, and volcaniclastic rock. Greenstone of Huckleberry Formation has major- and trace-element geochemistry consistant with that of a tholeiitic basalt extruded in a continental rift setting (Waggoner, 1990b). Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Metamorphic > Gneiss Metamorphic > Schist (Greenschist) Metamorphic > Amphibolite |
| 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. Park, C. F. Jr., and Cannon, R. S. Jr., 1943, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Metaline Quadrangle, Washington: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 202, 81 p. Campbell, I. and Loofbourow, J. S., Jr., 1962, Geology of the Magnesite Belt of Stevens County Washington, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1142-F, F1-F53 p. Stoffel, K. L., Joseph, N. L., Waggoner, S. Z., Gulick, C. W., Korosec, M. A., Bunning, B. B., 1991, Geologic Map of Washington--Northeast Quadrant: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Geologic Map, GM-39, scale 1:250,000. Joseph, N. L., 1990a, Geologic Map of the Colville 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Washington-Idaho: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-13, 78 p., 1 pl. Waggoner, S. Z., 1990b, Geologic Map of the Chewelah 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Washington-Idaho: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-14, 63 p., 1 pl. |
| Geographic coverage | Pend Oreille - Stevens |
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