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Geology of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks of the Raton-Springer area, Colfax and Union counties, New Mexico / by Glenn R. Scott, Ray E. Wilcox, and Harald H. Mehnert.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Glenn R., 1918-2012, author.
- Wilcox, Ray E. (Ray Everett), 1912-2012, author.
- Mehnert, Harald H., author.
- Series:
- U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1507.
- U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1507
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Volcanic ash, tuff, etc--New Mexico--Colfax County.
- Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.
- Volcanic ash, tuff, etc--New Mexico--Union County.
- Potassium-argon dating.
- Geology--New Mexico--Colfax County.
- Geology.
- Geology--New Mexico--Union County.
- potassium-argon dating.
- New Mexico--Colfax County.
- New Mexico--Union County.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 58 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1990.
- Summary:
- Descriptions, chemical analyses, and ages for an alkalic sill complex and for mafic feldspathoidal and basaltic effusive rocks.
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Previous work
- Acknowledgments and responsibility
- Physiography
- Sedimentary rocks
- Structure
- Igneous rocks
- Concordant intrusions
- Extrusions and discordant intrusions
- Types of igneous rocks
- Radiometric ages
- Petrography and petrochemistry
- Chico sill complex
- Slagle Trachyte
- Trachyte southwest of Laughlin Peak
- Biotite trachyte southwest of Turkey Mountain
- Syenite and quartz monzonite vent rocks at Turkey Mountain
- Melasyenite dike
- Phonotephrite and tephrite along Joe Cabin Arroyo
- Chico Phonolite
- Green phonolite
- Silver-gray phonolite
- Nepheline syenite dike on Point of Rocks Mesa
- Ocellar analcime phonolite
- Mafic and ultramafic dikes and sills (including lamprophyric rocks)
- Diatremes
- Igneous rocks near Cimarron, New Mexico
- Rhyodacite west of Cimarron
- Syenite and trachyte sills east of Cimarron
- Trachyandesite of middle Pine Butte
- Red Mountain Rhyodacite
- Mafic feldspathoidal rocks
- Basaltic to latiandesitic effusive rocks
- Raton Basalt
- Clayton Basalt
- Capulin Basalt
- Discussion and conclusions
- References cited.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed October 16, 2014).
- "Descriptions, chemical analyses, and ages for an alkalic sill complex and for mafic feldspathoidal and basaltic effusive rocks."
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Scott, Glenn R., 1918-2012. Geology of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks of the Raton-Springer area, Colfax and Union counties, New Mexico
- OCLC:
- 896811273
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