- Usage in publication:
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- Black Hill rhyolite
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Rhyolite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Eagle basin
Summary:
Pg. 349. Black Hill rhyolite. Almost wholly quartz and feldspar. Recognized in Black Hill region, Colorado. Age is Tertiary.
Forms Black Hill, about 18 mi southeast of Leadville, Lake Co., CO
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 202).
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