Regional geology of the Steamboat Springs area, Washoe County, Nevada / by G. A. Thompson and D. E. White.
| Author/creator |
Thompson, George A. (George Albert), 1919-2017 |
| Other author/creator | White, Donald Edward, 1914-2002 author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. |
| Description | iv, 52 pages : illustrations, maps (2 folded in pocket) ; 29 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Geology and geochemistry of the Steamboat Springs area, Nevada Geology and geochemistry of the Steamboat Springs area, Nevada. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Purpose and scope -- Fieldwork and acknowledgments -- Previous work -- Stratigraphy and petrology -- Pre-Tertiary rocks -- Metamorphosed sedimentary rocks -- Metavolcanic rocks -- Granodiorite and related rocks -- Tertiary system -- Dual classification of volcanic rocks -- Alta formation -- Kate Peak Formation -- Vitrophyre member -- Steam gravels -- Intrusions -- Age and regional relations of the Kate Peak Formation -- Truckee Formation -- Tertiary and Quaternary Systems -- Lousetown Formation -- Age -- Intrusions -- Gravel member -- Steamboat Hills Rhyolite -- Hot-spring deposits -- Glacial deposits -- Oldest glacial deposits -- Tahoe Till -- Tioga Till -- Youngest glacial deposits -- Correlation with Lake Lahontan -- Landslides -- Landslides related to Kate Peak and Truckee Formation -- Landslides from Slide Mountain -- Age and origin of slides -- Pre-Lake Lahontan deposits -- Younger lake and stream deposits -- Altered rocks -- Bleaching -- Propylitization -- Origin and structural control -- Relation to ore deposits -- Summary of volcanism -- Volume -- Location of vents -- Sequence of volcanic rocks -- Structure -- Pre-Cenozoic deformation -- Cenozoic structure -- Previous work -- Carson Range -- Northern part of range -- Relative deformation of Truckee and Kate Peak Formations -- Folds -- Faults -- Trapdoor fault blocks and deformation by andesite intrusions -- Latest deformation -- Mount Rose-Slide Mountain area -- Little Valley -- Virginia Range -- Steamboat Hills -- Intermontane basins -- Truckee Meadows -- Faults southwest of Truckee Meadows -- Verdi Basin -- Steamboat and Pleasant Valleys -- Washoe Valley -- Age of basins -- Regional strain -- Problems of origin -- Geomorphology -- High erosion surface -- Relation to high surface in Virginia Range and Steamboat Hills -- Pediments -- Age and correlation -- Summary -- Mineral deposits -- Pre-Tertiary deposits -- Union lead mine -- Tertiary deposits -- Quaternary deposits -- Nonmetallic deposits -- Thermal waters -- References -- Index. |
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| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-50). |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Thompson, George A. (George Albert), 1919-2017. Regional geology of the Steamboat Springs area, Washoe County, Nevada |
| LCCN | 71604999 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:458-A |
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