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GSA Special Papers
Volcanism and Tectonism in the Columbia River Flood-Basalt Province
Author(s)
Geological Society of America

Volume
239
Copyright:
© 1989 Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813722399
Publication date:
January 01, 1989
Book Chapter
Revisions to stratigraphic nomenclature of the Picture Gorge Basalt Subgroup, Columbia River Basalt Group
Author(s)
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Published:January 01, 1989
The Picture Gorge Basalt Subgroup was mapped over an area of 1,600 km2 in the John Day Basin in north-central Oregon. Lateral continuity of the Twickenham, Monument Mountain, and Dayville Basalts is demonstrated, and each is elevated to formation status within the Picture Gorge Basalt Subgroup of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Seventeen members are defined based on field and compositional characteristics. Sixty-one flows are identified, of which 39 belong to recognized members. The remaining 22 flows that are unassigned are of limited areal extent. Compositional data and field characteristics were used with the assistance of discriminant analysis to...
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Cenozoic
- chemical composition
- Columbia River Basalt Group
- composition
- correlation
- dike swarms
- discriminant analysis
- lava flows
- major elements
- Miocene
- Neogene
- nomenclature
- Oregon
- oxides
- Picture Gorge Basalt
- statistical analysis
- stratigraphy
- Tertiary
- trace elements
- type localities
- United States
- north-central Oregon
- Donnely Basin
- Dayville Basalt
- Twickenham Basalt
- John Day Basin
- Monument Mountain Basalt
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