Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 7 (Southeastern Klamath Mountains)

Undivided Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks. Includes slate, sandstone, shale, chert, conglomerate, limestone, dolomite, marble, phyllite, schist, hornfels, and quartzite
State California
Name Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 7 (Southeastern Klamath Mountains)
Geologic age Devonian(?)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > AmphiboliteProbably derived from Devonian volcanic rocks
Metamorphic > GneissProbably derived from Devonian volcanic rocks
Comments Southeastern Klamath Mountains. Small areas of gneiss and amphibolite questionably interpreted as metamorphosed volcanic rocks of Copley Greenstone (Irwin, 1994)
Stratigraphic units Copley Greenstone(?)
References

Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., Rogers, T.H., Boylan, R.T., Moar, R.R., and Switzer, R.A., 1977, Geologic Map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Geologic Data Map 2, scale 1:750,000.

Jennings, C.W., 1985, An explanatory text to accompany the 1:750,000 scale fault and geologic maps of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 201, 197 p.

Strand, R.G., 1962, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Redding sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Fraticelli, L.A., Albers, J.P., Irwin, W.P., and Blake, M.C., Jr., 1987, Geologic map of the Redding 1 X 2 degree quadrangle, Shasta, Tehama, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-257, scale 1:250,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr87257

Irwin, W.P., 1994, Geologic map of the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2148, scale 1:500,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i2148

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Counties Shasta - Trinity