Lower-upper middle Tertiary basaltic andesites and andesites of the Mogollon Group

Includes La Jara Peak Basaltic Andesite, Uvas Basaltic Andesite, basaltic andesites of Poverty Creek and Twin Peaks, Squirrel Springs Canyon Andesite, Razorback Basalt, Bear Springs Basalt, flows of Gila Flat, Salt Creek Formation, Middle Mountain Formation, and the Alum Mountain Group. Pre-Amalia-Tuff lavas in the Questa caldera are dominantly silicic andesites and dacites; elsewhere silicic lavas are a minor component of Tual.
State New Mexico
Name Lower-upper middle Tertiary basaltic andesites and andesites of the Mogollon Group
Geologic age Upper Oligocene (26-29 Ma)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Flow)
Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic-tuff)
References
NGMDB product
Counties Catron - Colfax - Dona Ana - Grant - Hidalgo - Luna - Sierra - Socorro - Taos