| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 5 (Klamath Mountains) |
| Geologic age | Jurassic to early Cretaceous |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Diorite (Pluton)
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Gabbroic > Gabbro (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-diorite (Pluton)
Incidental
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodiorite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Monzodiorite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Ultramafic > Pyroxenite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite > Trondhjemite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Leucocratic-granitic > Aplite (Dike or sill)
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite (Pluton)
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Leucocratic-granitic > Pegmatite (Dike or sill)
|
| Stratigraphic units | English Peak Batholith, Ironside Mountain Batholith, Shasta Bally Batholith, Wooley Creek Batholith, Ashland Pluton, Canyon Creek Pluton, Caribou Mountain Pluton, Castle Crags Pluton, Craggy Peak Pluton, Deadman Peak Pluton, Forks of Salmon Pluton, Granite Peak Pluton, Heather Lake Pluton, Russian Peak Pluton, Shelly Lake Pluton, Slinkard Pluton, Wildwood Pluton |
| References | 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.Jennings, C.W., 1985, An explanatory text to accompany the 1:750,000 scale fault and geologic maps of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 201, 197 p.Burnett, J.L., and Jennings, C.W., 1962, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Chico sheet, scale 1:250,000.Strand, R.G., 1962, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Redding sheet, scale 1:250,000.Strand, R.G., 1964, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Weed sheet, scale 1:250,000.Lydon, P.A., Gay, T.E., Jr., and Jennings, C.W., 1960, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Westwood sheet, scale 1:250,000.Wagner, D.L., and Saucedo, G.J., 1987, Geologic map of the Weed quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map Series, Map 4A, scale 1:250,000.Fraticelli, L.A., Albers, J.P., Irwin, W.P., and Blake, M.C., Jr., 1987, Geologic map of the Redding 1 X 2 degree quadrangle, Shasta, Tehama, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-257, scale 1:250,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr87257 Irwin, W.P., 1994, Geologic map of the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2148, scale 1:500,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i2148 Irwin, W.P., 1981, Tectonic accretion of the Klamath Mountains, in Ernst, W.G., ed., The geotectonic development of California (Rubey Volume 1): Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, p. 29-49.Burchfiel, B.C., and Davis, G.A., 1981, Triassic and Jurassic tectonic evolution of the Klamath Mountains-Sierra Nevada geologic terrane, in Ernst, W.G., ed., The geotectonic development of California (Rubey Volume 1): Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, p. 50-70. |
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| Counties | Del Norte - Humboldt - Shasta - Siskiyou - Trinity |