| State | Oregon |
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| Name | Mafic and intermediate vent rocks |
| Geologic age | Miocene to Pliocene |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow, Stock or pipe, Pyroclastic-cinder cone)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow, Stock or pipe, Pyroclastic-cinder cone)
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| Counties | Baker - Crook - Deschutes - Harney - Klamath - Lake - Malheur - Union - Wallowa |