| State |
California |
| Name |
Quaternary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 2 (Long Valley Caldera) |
| Geologic age |
Quaternary (0-1 Ma) |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite (Pyroclastic-air fall, Pyroclastic-ash flow)
|
| Comments |
Bishop Tuff |
| Stratigraphic units |
Bishop Tuff |
| 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 Bailery, R.A., 2004, Eruptive history and chemical evolution of the precaldera and postcaldera basalt-dacite sequences, Long Valley, California; implications for magma sources, current seismic unrest, and future volcanism: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1692, 75 p.
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1692 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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| NGMDB product |
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| Counties |
Inyo - Mono
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