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Rhyolite flows, tuff, and intrusive igneous rocks

RHYOLITE FLOWS, TUFF, AND INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS--Includes Plateau Rhyolite (age about 0.07 Ma) and interlayered sediments, Mount Jackson Rhyolite (age 0.6 to about 1 Ma), Lewis Canyon Rhyolite (age about 0.9 Ma); and Lava Creek Tuff of Yellowstone Group (age 0.6 to about 1 Ma).
StateWyoming
NameRhyolite flows, tuff, and intrusive igneous rocks
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene
Original map labelQr
Primary rock typerhyolite
Secondary rock typelava flow
Other rock typestuff; plutonic rock (phaneritic)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow)
Map references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Unit references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Geographic coveragePark - Teton

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