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  • Usage in publication:
    • Labyrinth Canyon Member*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Tuff
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Great Basin province
Publication:

Noble, D.C., Anderson, R.E., Ekren, E.B., and O'Connor, J.T., 1964, Thirsty Canyon Tuff of Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada; Article 126, IN Geological Survey Research 1963; short papers in geology and hydrology; Articles 122-170: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 475-D, p. D24-D27. [Available online from the USGS PubsWarehouse: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/pp/pp475D]


Summary:

Named as a member (1 of 6) of Thirsty Canyon Tuff (new) for exposures in Labyrinth Canyon, Nye Co, NV in the Great Basin province. The type locality is in the headward part of Labyrinth Canyon, lat 37 deg 17' N, long 116 deg 41' W. Crops out west, north, and east of Black Mountain. Distribution map. Maximum thickness is 50 ft at type. Composed of slightly to moderately welded light-gray to brown vitric ash-flow tuff containing about 20 percent white pumice fragments at base overlain by pink to gray devitrified tuff. Overlies Gold Flat Member (new) of Thirsty Canyon. Underlies upper member of Thirsty Canyon. Pliocene age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Labyrinth Canyon Member*
  • Modifications:
    • Geochronologic dating
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Great Basin province
Publication:

Marvin, R.F., Mehnert, H.H., and McKee, E.H., 1973, A summary of radiometric ages of Tertiary volcanic rocks in Nevada and eastern California; Part III, Southeastern Nevada: Isochron/West, no. 6, p. 1-30.


Summary:

Labyrinth Canyon Member of Thirsty Canyon Tuff. Sample from Thirsty Canyon area, east of Black Mountain, Lat. 37 deg. 18 min. N., Long. 116 deg. 35 min. W., Nye County, Nevada. K-Ar age on sanidine 6.2 +/-0.2 Ma. [Age is Miocene based on time scale of Berggren (1972, Lethaia, v. 5, no. 2, p. 195-215).]

Source: Modified from GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Labyrinth Canyon Member*†
  • Modifications:
    • Abandoned
Publication:

Noble, D.C., Vogel, T.A., Weiss, S.I., Erwin, J.W., McKee, E.H., and Younker, L.W., 1984, Stratigraphic relations and source areas of ash-flow sheets of the Black Mountain and Stonewall Mountain volcanic centers, Nevada, IN Calderas and related volcanic rocks: Journal of Geophysical Research, B, Solid Earth and Planets, Symposium on Calderas and related volcanic rocks; the Krakatau centennial; a part of the American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 1983, v. 89, no. 10, p. 8593-8602.


Summary:

Tuffs previously mapped as Labyrinth Canyon Member of Thirsty Canyon Tuff near Black Mountain are distal portions of the Spearhead Member of the Thirsty Canyon. Name Labyrinth Canyon abandoned.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).


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