Volcanic rocks of the El Modeno Area, Orange County, California / by Robert F. Yerkes.
| Author/creator | Yerkes, R. F., 1923- author. |
| Other author | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Other author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1957. |
| Description | iv, pages 313-334 : illustrations, folded maps (in pocket) ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geological Survey professional paper ; 274-L Shorter contributions to general geology Geological Survey professional paper 274-L. ^A16492 Shorter contributions to general geology ; 1955-57. ^A20586 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Previous investigations -- Localities from which samples were obtained -- Descriptive geology -- Igneous rocks -- Tuffs of the Topanga formation -- El Modeno volcanics -- Basalt flow member -- Palagonite tuff and tuff breccia member -- General description -- Palagonite tuff breccias -- Bedded palagonite tuff -- Andesite flow and flow breccia member -- General description -- Flow Breccias -- Lava flows -- Hydrothermal alteration -- Limy volcanic breccia -- Undifferentiated volcanic rocks -- Andesite dikes -- Associated igneous rocks -- Breccia -- Basalt dikes -- Tuffaceous material in La Vida member of Puente formation -- Summary of petrography -- Sedimentary rocks, Cenozoic system -- Silverado formation -- Santiago formation -- Vaqueros and sespe formations, undifferentiated -- Topanga formation -- Puente formation -- Quaternary terrace deposits -- Stratigraphic position and correlation of the volcanic rocks -- Structure -- Folds -- Faults -- Disconformities in the volcanic sequence -- Mode of deposition of the volcanic rocks -- Subsurface data -- Distinction between extrusive and intrusive rocks -- Distribution of the volcanic rocks -- References cited -- Index. |
| Subject | Description of extrusive pyroclastic and flow rocks of El Modeno volcanics of middle to late Miocene age. |
| Local note | Joyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE75 .P9. |
| General note | "Description of extrusive pyroclastic and flow rocks of El Modeno volcanics of middle to late Miocene age."--T.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Yerkes, R. F., 1923-. Volcanic rocks of the El Modeno Area, Orange County, California |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:274-L |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QE75 .P9 NO. 274-277 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
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