Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert) (CATv16;0)

State	California
Name	Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert)
Geologic age	Tertiary (4-22 Ma)
Lithologic constituents	Major Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia, Flow, Dome) Minor Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia) Incidental Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia) Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Flow)
Stratigraphic units	Alvord Peak Basalt, Artist Drive Fm., Barstow Fm. (part), Funeral Fanglomerate (part), Gem Hill Fm. (part), Greenwater Volcanics, Red Buttes Quartz Basalt, Ricardo Fm. (part), Saddleback Basalt, Tropico Group (part),
References	Luedke, R.G., and Smith, R.L., 1981, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanic centers in California and Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1091-C, scale 1:1,000,000. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1091C Luedke, R.G., Smith, R.L., and Russell-Robinson, S.L., 1983, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanoes and volcanic rocks of the Cascade Range and vicinity, northwestern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1507, scale 1:500,000. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1507 Miller, D.M., Miller, R.J., Nielson, J.E., Wilshire, H.G., Howard, K.A., and Stone, Paul, 1991, Preliminary geologic map of the East Mojave National Scenic Area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-435, 8 p., scale 1:100,000. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr91435 Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., Rogers, T.H., Boylan, R.T., Moar, R.R., and Switzer, R.A., 1977, Geologic Map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Geologic Data Map 2, scale 1:750,000.
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Counties	Inyo - Kern - Riverside - San Bernardino - Tulare

State

California

Name

Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert)

Geologic age

Tertiary (4-22 Ma)

Lithologic constituents

Major

Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia)

Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia, Flow, Dome)

Minor

Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia)

Incidental

Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia)

Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Andesite (Flow, Volcaniclastic-volcanic breccia)

Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Trachyte (Flow)

Stratigraphic units

Alvord Peak Basalt, Artist Drive Fm., Barstow Fm. (part), Funeral Fanglomerate (part), Gem Hill Fm. (part), Greenwater Volcanics, Red Buttes Quartz Basalt, Ricardo Fm. (part), Saddleback Basalt, Tropico Group (part),

References

Luedke, R.G., and Smith, R.L., 1981, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanic centers in California and Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1091-C, scale 1:1,000,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1091C

Luedke, R.G., Smith, R.L., and Russell-Robinson, S.L., 1983, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of late Cenozoic volcanoes and volcanic rocks of the Cascade Range and vicinity, northwestern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1507, scale 1:500,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1507

Miller, D.M., Miller, R.J., Nielson, J.E., Wilshire, H.G., Howard, K.A., and Stone, Paul, 1991, Preliminary geologic map of the East Mojave National Scenic Area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-435, 8 p., scale 1:100,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr91435

Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., Rogers, T.H., Boylan, R.T., Moar, R.R., and Switzer, R.A., 1977, Geologic Map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Geologic Data Map 2, scale 1:750,000.

NGMDB product

NGMDB product page for 96750

Counties

Inyo - Kern - Riverside - San Bernardino - Tulare