Composite Columnar Section of Exposed Paleozoic and Cenozoic Rocks in the Pahranagat Range, Lincoln County, Nevada

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Research Article| July 01, 1963 Composite Columnar Section of Exposed Paleozoic and Cenozoic Rocks in the Pahranagat Range, Lincoln County, Nevada ANTHONY RESO ANTHONY RESO Tenneco Oil Company, P. O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ANTHONY RESO Tenneco Oil Company, P. O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 11 Jun 1962 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1963, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1963) 74 (7): 901–918. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[901:CCSOEP]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 11 Jun 1962 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ANTHONY RESO; Composite Columnar Section of Exposed Paleozoic and Cenozoic Rocks in the Pahranagat Range, Lincoln County, Nevada. GSA Bulletin 1963;; 74 (7): 901–918. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[901:CCSOEP]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract A maximum composite thickness of 18,200 feet of Paleozoic strata ranging in age from early Lale Cambrian to late Early Pennsylvanian and about 3500 feet of Neogene and Pleistocene rocks are exposed in the Pahranagat Range. Nineteen Paleozoic formations and 35 members belonging to 13 formations are recognized along with five Cenozoic formations on a Composite Column which presents the thickness ranges, detailed lithologic description, and tentatively identified fauna for all units.Paleozoic formations have been correlated where possible with lithologies and faunas described elsewhere in eastern Nevada and Utah, resulting in the employment of only one new formation term. The sequence is typical of a miogeosynclinal facies being composed primarily of dolomite, limestone, and orthoquartzite with only 10 per cent shale.Four Neogene formations are distinguished by a sequence of welded tuffs, other pyroclastic rocks, water-worked tuffs, lacustrine beds, and basalt flows (Dolgoff and Reso, 1962). The “Older Alluvium” refers to well-indurated Pleistocene sands and gravels. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.