Cambrian rocks of the Pioche mining district, Nevada : with a section on Pioche shale faunules / Charles Warren Merriam and Allison R. Palmer.
| Author/creator | Merriam, C. W. |
| Other author | Palmer, Allison R. |
| Other author | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Other author | Geological Survey (U.S.) issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. |
| Description | iv, 59 pages : illustrations, maps (1 color) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp469 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geological Survey (U.S.). Professional paper ; 469 Geological Survey professional paper ; 469. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Purposes and methods -- Stratigraphy and ore deposits -- History of stratigraphic investigation -- Acknowledgments -- Geologic structure of the Ely Range -- Normal faults -- Thrust faults -- Stratigraphic column of Cambrian rocks -- Prospect Mountain Quartzite -- Basal Cambrian of the eastern Great Basin -- Relation to theoretical base of the Cambrian -- Pioche Shale -- Previous investigation -- Pioche Shale reference section -- Stratigraphic division -- D-shale member -- Combined Metals Member -- Combined Metal Member as ore host -- C-shale member -- Susan Duster Limestone Member -- B-shale member -- A-shale member -- Pioche Shale faunules / A.R. Palmer -- Early Cambrian faunules -- Middle Cambrian faunules -- Lyndon Limestone -- Chisholm Shale as ore host -- Highland Peak Formation -- Lower part of the Highland Peak Formation -- Peasley Member -- Burrows Member -- Dolomitization -- Burnt Canyon Member -- Step Ridge Member -- Condor Member -- Meadow Valley Member -- Upper part of the Highland Peak Formation -- Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician rocks -- Mendha Formation -- Mendha outlier at Step Ridge -- Locality register -- References cited -- Index. |
| Local note | Joyner- FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE75 .P9. |
| General note | 2 maps, 3 charts folded in pocket. |
| General note | "Stratigraphy of a western zinc-lead district with emphasis on lithology and correlation of ore-bearing strata."--T.p. |
| General note | Title on plate 1: Detailed geologic map of a part of the productive area, Pioche mining district, Lincoln County, Nevada. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index. |
| Other forms | Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Merriam, Charles Warren, 1905-. Cambrian rocks of the Pioche mining district, Nevada |
| Other title | Detailed geologic map of a part of the productive area, Pioche mining district, Lincoln County, Nevada. |
| LCCN | gs 64000371 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:469 |