Pliocene to middle Miocene volcanic rocks

Rhyolite to andesite deposited as lava flows and related rocks associated with basaltic rocks of map units Tby and Tb. (2-12 Ma)
State Arizona
Name Pliocene to middle Miocene volcanic rocks
Geologic age Middle Miocene to Pliocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow)
Comments Rhyolite to andesite associated with units Tby and Tb
References

Richard, S.M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J.E., and Pearthree, P.A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Lynch, D.J., Neogene volcanism in Arizona: the recognzable volcanoes, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., editors, Geologic evolution of Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest 17, p. 681-700.

Nealey, L.D., and Sheridan, M.F., 1989, Post-Laramide volcanic rocks of Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico, and their inclusions, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., editors, Geologic evolution of Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Diges

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Counties Apache - Coconino - Gila - La Paz - Maricopa - Mohave - Yavapai