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Felsic metavolcanic rocks of 1835- to 1845-Ma age group

Felsic metavolcanic rocks of 1835- to 1845-Ma age group - Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate. Exposed in central Wisconsin.
StateWisconsin
NameFelsic metavolcanic rocks of 1835- to 1845-Ma age group
Geologic ageEarly Proterozoic
Original map labelXf
CommentsPembine-Wausau terrane
Primary rock typemeta-rhyolite
Secondary rock typemetavolcanic rock
Other rock typestuff
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow)Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate.
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow)Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate.
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate.
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic (Volcaniclastic, volcanic breccia)Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate.
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Pyroclastic, tuff)Rhyolite to dacite and, locally, andesite tuff, breccia, and minor sedimentary rocks, including conglomerate.
Map references
Sims, P.K., 1992, Geologic map of Precambrian rocks, southern Lake Superior region, Wisconsin and northern Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-2185, scale= 1:500,000
Unit references
Sims, P.K., 1992, Geologic map of Precambrian rocks, southern Lake Superior region, Wisconsin and northern Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-2185, scale= 1:500,000
Geographic coverageLanglade - Lincoln - Marathon

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