State | New Mexico |
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Name | Paleoproterozoic mafic metavolcanic rocks with subordinate felsic metavolcanic rocks |
Geologic age | Paleoproterozoic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > MetaclasticGEOLEX - numerous metasedimentary rocks; mostly metasandstone, metaconglomerate, and various schists.
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > MetavolcanicGEOLEX - mafic metavolcanic rocks with subordinate felsic metavolcanic rocks.
Metamorphic > GneissGEOLEX
Minor
Metamorphic > AmphiboliteGEOLEX
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References | New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 2003, Geologic Map of New Mexico, scale 1:500,000 (includes some new polygons, faults, and attributes not in NM001 - heads up digitizing by JHorton).USGS Geologic Names lexicon found at: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/search |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Bernalillo - Cibola - Colfax - Dona Ana - Mora - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Miguel - Sierra - Socorro - Taos - Torrance - Valencia |