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Absaroka Volcanic Supergroup: Thoroughfare Creek Group--Wiggins Formation

ABSAROKA VOLCANIC SUPERGROUP: THOROFARE CREEK GROUP Wiggins Formation (age 44-47 Ma)--Light-gray volcanic conglomerate and white tuff, containing clasts of igneous rocks.
StateWyoming
NameAbsaroka Volcanic Supergroup: Thoroughfare Creek Group--Wiggins Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Eocene (44-47 Ma)
Original map labelTwi
Primary rock typemixed clastic/volcanic
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic, tuff)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
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 coverageFremont - Hot Springs - Park - Teton

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