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  • Usage in publication:
    • Las Tetas lava member*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Lava
    • Andesite
Publication:

Berryhill, H.L., Jr., and Glover, Lynn, III, 1960, Geology of the Cayey quadrangle, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map, I-319, 1 sheet, scale 1:20,000


Summary:

The Las Tetas Lava Member of the Robles Formation, here named, consists of a thick sequence of porphyritic basaltic andesite flows. Overlies the Cayey Siltstone Member of the Robles. Maximum thickness is 400 m. Age is Late Cretaceous.

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


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