State | Oregon |
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Name | Siletz River Volcanics and related rocks |
Geologic age | Paleocene to Middle Eocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia)
Minor
Igneous > Hypabyssal > Mafic-hypabyssal > Hypabyssal-basalt (Dike or sill)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
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References | Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.Snavely, P.D., MacLeod, N.S., and Wagner, H.C., 1973, Miocene tholeiitic basalts of coastal Oregon and Washington and their relations to coeval basalts of the Columbia Plateau: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 84, p. 387-424.Snavely, P.D., MacLeod, N.S., and Wagner, H.C., 1968, Tholeiitic and alkalic basalts of the Eocene Siletz River Volcanics, Oregon: american Journal of Science, v. 266, p. 454-481.Duncan, R.A., 1982, A captured island chain in the coast Range of Oregon and Washington: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 87, p. 10,827-10,837.Baldwin, E.M., 1974, Eocene stratigraphy of southwestern Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 83, 40 p. |
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Counties | Benton - Coos - Douglas - Lane - Lincoln - Polk - Tillamook - Washington - Yamhill |