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Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks
Consists of the Horse Spring Formation in Clark and southern Nye Counties. This unit corresponds to unit Ths from the 1978 State map, and likely represents a composite of units Ts3 and Ts2. It is poorly known and may include rocks of other ages including Cretaceous.
State |
Nevada |
Name |
Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks |
Geologic age |
middle Miocene to upper Oligocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary (Tuffaceous)
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References |
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NGMDB product |
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Counties |
Clark - Nye
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