Geology and petrology of the Lava Mountains, San Bernardino County, California
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Abstract
The Lava Mountains are a range of low mountains along the northern edge of the Mojave Desert, California. The pre-Tertiary rocks consist of a few swell pendants of metamorphic rocks in Atolia quartz monzonite. Overlying these are small patches of volcanic and sedimentary rocks, probably Tertiary, which project into the later formations. The major sedimentary unit is the middle Pliocene 3edrock Spring formation; it consists chiefly of arkosic sandstone and conglomerate with lesser amounts of siltstone and brecciated volcanic rocks. Overlying this formation are two late Pliocene formations, the Almond Mountain volcanic ant Klinker Mountain volcanics in the eastern and western parts of the area, respectively. Small areas of other late Pliocene(?) volcanic rocks are locally present. Overlying these are flaws of the Lava Mountains andesite of very late Pliocene age. The Pleistocene(?) Christmas Canyon formation is restricted to the eastern half of the area. A few small dikes of basalt cut this formation. Quaternary gravels, alluvium, and travertine are the youngest deposits.
Suggested Citation
Smith, G.I., 1956, Geology and petrology of the Lava Mountains, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 56-109, Report: 230 p.; 5 Plates: 39.83 x 37.68 inches or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr56109.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and petrology of the Lava Mountains, San Bernardino County, California |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 56-109 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr56109 |
| Year Published | 1956 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 230 p.; 5 Plates: 39.83 x 37.68 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| Other Geospatial | Lava Mountains |
| Scale | 24000 |