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{{short description|Sequence of basaltic pillow lavas that make up part of Siletzia}} |
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[[Image:OregonCoastRangeRocks.JPG|thumb|250px|Exposed [[pillow lava]] in the Northern range.]] |
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The '''Siletz River Volcanics''' is a sequence of [[basalt]]ic [[pillow lava]]s that make up part of the [[Oregon Coast Range]], [[United States]]. The basaltic pillow lavas originally came from [[submarine volcano]]es that existed during the [[Eocene]]. |
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| name = Siletz River Volcanics |
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| image = OregonCoastRangeRocks.JPG |
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| caption = Exposed [[pillow lava]] in the Northern range |
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| type = [[Formation (stratigraphy)|Formation]] |
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| age = [[Selandian]]-[[Ypresian]] ([[Tiffanian]]-[[Bridgerian]])<br>{{fossil range|59.6|47.6}} |
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| period = Thanetian |
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| prilithology = [[Sill (geology)|Sills]] of [[Tholeiite|tholeitic]] to [[Alkali basalt|alkalic basalt]]s |
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| otherlithology = [[Tuff]]-[[breccia]], [[siltstone]], [[sandstone]] |
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| namedfor = [[Siletz River]] |
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| region = [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton]], [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos]], [[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas]], [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane]], [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln]], [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk]], [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook]], [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington]] & [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill Counties]], [[Oregon]] |
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| country = {{USA}} |
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| coordinates = {{coord|44.9|N|123.4|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| underlies = [[Yamhill Formation]] |
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The '''Siletz River Volcanics''', located in the [[Oregon Coast Range]], United States, are a sequence of [[basalt]]ic [[pillow lava]]s that make up part of [[Siletzia]].<ref name=FW>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Siletz%20River%20Volcanics%20&group_formation_member=Siletz%20River%20Volcanics%20 Siletz River Volcanics] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref><ref name=USGS>{{cite web |url=https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=ORTsr%3B0 |title=Siletz River Volcanics and related rocks |work=USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] }}</ref> The basaltic pillow lavas originally came from [[submarine volcano]]es that existed during the [[Eocene]]. |
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== Description == |
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The [[Paleocene]] to [[Eocene]] volcanics consist of flows and [[Sill (geology)|sills]] of [[Tholeiite|tholeitic]] to [[Alkali basalt|alkalic basalt]]s with associated [[tuff]]-[[breccia]], [[siltstone]] and [[sandstone]]. The flows are [[Vesicular texture|vesiculated]] with [[zeolite]] filled amygdules. The volcanics originated as [[oceanic crust]] and [[seamounts]]. [[Potassium argon dating]] gives an age of 50.7 ± 3.1 to 58.1 ± 1.5 Ma.<ref>[http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=ORTsr%3B0 ''Siletz River Volcanics and related rocks,'' USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data]</ref> |
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The [[Paleocene]] to [[Eocene]] volcanics consist of [[volcanism]] flows and [[Sill (geology)|sills]] of [[Tholeiite|tholeitic]] to [[Alkali basalt|alkalic basalt]]s with associated [[tuff]]-[[breccia]], [[siltstone]] and [[sandstone]]. The flows are [[Vesicular texture|vesiculated]] with [[zeolite]] filled amygdules. |
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The volcanics originated as [[oceanic crust]] and [[seamounts]]. [[Potassium argon dating]] gives ages of 58.1 ± 1.5 to 50.7 ± 3.1 Ma; [[Selandian]] to [[Ypresian]].<ref name=USGS/> |
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The sequence has been divided into a lower pillowed tholeiitic unit and an upper [[porphyritic]] alkali basalt unit.<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Parke D. |last=Snavely |first2=Norman S. |last2=MacLeod |first3=Holly C. |last3=Wagner |title=Tholeiitic and alkalic basalts of the Eocene Siletz River Volcanics, Oregon Coast Range |journal=American Journal of Science |volume=266 |issue=6 |date=June 1968 |pages=454-481 |url=http://www.ajsonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/266/6/454 }}</ref> |
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The sequence has been divided into a lower pillowed tholeiitic unit and an upper [[porphyritic]] alkali basalt unit.<ref name=Snavely1968>Snavely et al., 1968</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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The volcanics occur in the following counties of western [[Oregon]]: [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton]], [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos]], [[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas]], [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane]], [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln]], [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk]], [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook]], [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington]] and [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]].<ref name=USGS/> |
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Latitude & Longitude: 42°00'00"N - 46°20'00"N and 124°35'00"W - 116°35'00"W |
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[[Category:Volcanoes of Oregon]] |
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=== Fossil content === |
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The sedimentary beds at the Ellendale Basalt and Portland Cement Company Quarries, interbeds in the upper part of the Siletz River volcanics, have provided fossils of the [[Archaeogastropoda|archaeogastropods]] ''[[Pleurotomaria|Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini]]'', ''[[Pleurotomaria|P. (E.) schencki]]'' and ''[[Pleurotomaria|P. (E.) siletzensis]]''.<ref name=Hickman1976>Hickman, 1976</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Coldwater Beds]] of British Columbia |
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* [[Golden Valley Formation]] of North Dakota |
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* [[Hanna Formation]] of Wyoming |
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* [[Indian Meadows Formation]] of Wyoming |
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* [[Margaret Formation]] of Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
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* [[Nanjemoy Formation]] of Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia |
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* [[Paskapoo Formation]] of Alberta |
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* [[Wasatch Formation]] of [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Wyoming]] and [[Utah]] |
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* [[Washakie Formation]] of Colorado and Wyoming |
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* [[Willwood Formation]] of Wyoming |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|3}} |
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=== Bibliography === |
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* {{citation |last=Hickman |first=C.S |year=1976 |title=Pleurotomaria (Archaeogastropoda) in the Eocene of the northeastern Pacific: a review of Cenozoic biogeography and ecology of the genus |journal=[[Journal of Paleontology]] |volume=50 |pages=1090–1102}} |
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* {{citation |first1=Parke D. |last1=Snavely |first2=Norman S. |last2=MacLeod |first3=Holly C. |last3=Wagner |year=1968 |title=Tholeiitic and alkalic basalts of the Eocene Siletz River Volcanics, Oregon Coast Range |url=http://www.ajsonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/266/6/454 |journal=[[American Journal of Science]] |volume=266 |issue=6 |pages=454–481 |doi=10.2475/ajs.266.6.454|bibcode=1968AmJS..266..454S }} |
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== Further reading == |
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* Baldwin, E.M., 1974, Eocene stratigraphy of southwestern Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 83, 40 p. |
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* Duncan, R.A., 1982, A captured island chain in the coast Range of Oregon and Washington: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 87, p. 10, 827–10, 837 |
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* Snavely, P.D., MacLeod, N.S., and Wagner, H.C., 1973, Miocene tholeiitic basalts of coastal Oregon and Washington and their relations to coeval basalts of the Columbia Plateau: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 84, p. 387–424 |
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[[Category:Paleogene geology of Oregon]] |
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[[Category:Volcanism of Oregon]] |
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[[Category:Paleocene volcanism]] |
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[[Category:Paleocene Series of North America]] |
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[[Category:Selandian Stage]] |
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[[Category:Thanetian Stage]] |
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[[Category:Bridgerian]] |
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[[Category:Tiffanian]] |
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[[Category:Wasatchian]] |
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[[Category:Eocene volcanism]] |
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[[Category:Eocene Series of North America]] |
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[[Category:Ypresian Stage]] |
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[[Category:Oregon Coast Range]] |
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[[Category:Yellowstone hotspot]] |
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[[Category:Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean]] |
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[[Category:Siltstone formations]] |
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[[Category:Sandstone formations of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Tuff formations]] |
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[[Category:Paleontology in Oregon]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Benton County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Coos County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Douglas County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Lane County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Lincoln County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Polk County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Tillamook County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Washington County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Yamhill County, Oregon|Formations]] |
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[[Category:Volcanoes of Oregon]] |
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[[Category:Volcanoes of the United States]] |
Revision as of 23:02, 16 July 2024
Siletz River Volcanics | |
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Stratigraphic range: Selandian-Ypresian (Tiffanian-Bridgerian) | |
Exposed pillow lava in the Northern range | |
Typ | Formation |
Underlies | Yamhill Formation |
Lithology | |
Primäre | Sills of tholeitic to alkalic basalts |
Other | Tuff-breccia, siltstone, sandstone |
Standort | |
Coordinates | 44°54′N 123°24′W / 44.9°N 123.4°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 47°00′N 107°30′W / 47.0°N 107.5°W |
Region | Benton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Washington & Yamhill Counties, Oregon |
Land | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Siletz River |
The Siletz River Volcanics, located in the Oregon Coast Range, United States, are a sequence of basaltic pillow lavas that make up part of Siletzia.[1][2] The basaltic pillow lavas originally came from submarine volcanoes that existed during the Eocene.
Description
The Paleocene to Eocene volcanics consist of volcanism flows and sills of tholeitic to alkalic basalts with associated tuff-breccia, siltstone and sandstone. The flows are vesiculated with zeolite filled amygdules.
The volcanics originated as oceanic crust and seamounts. Potassium argon dating gives ages of 58.1 ± 1.5 to 50.7 ± 3.1 Ma; Selandian to Ypresian.[2]
The sequence has been divided into a lower pillowed tholeiitic unit and an upper porphyritic alkali basalt unit.[3]
The volcanics occur in the following counties of western Oregon: Benton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill.[2]
Fossil content
The sedimentary beds at the Ellendale Basalt and Portland Cement Company Quarries, interbeds in the upper part of the Siletz River volcanics, have provided fossils of the archaeogastropods Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini, P. (E.) schencki and P. (E.) siletzensis.[4]
See also
- Coldwater Beds of British Columbia
- Golden Valley Formation of North Dakota
- Hanna Formation of Wyoming
- Indian Meadows Formation of Wyoming
- Margaret Formation of Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
- Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia
- Paskapoo Formation of Alberta
- Wasatch Formation of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah
- Washakie Formation of Colorado and Wyoming
- Willwood Formation of Wyoming
References
- ^ Siletz River Volcanics at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c "Siletz River Volcanics and related rocks". USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ Hickman, 1976
Bibliography
- Hickman, C.S (1976), "Pleurotomaria (Archaeogastropoda) in the Eocene of the northeastern Pacific: a review of Cenozoic biogeography and ecology of the genus", Journal of Paleontology, 50: 1090–1102
- Snavely, Parke D.; MacLeod, Norman S.; Wagner, Holly C. (1968), "Tholeiitic and alkalic basalts of the Eocene Siletz River Volcanics, Oregon Coast Range", American Journal of Science, 266 (6): 454–481, Bibcode:1968AmJS..266..454S, doi:10.2475/ajs.266.6.454
Further reading
- Baldwin, E.M., 1974, Eocene stratigraphy of southwestern Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 83, 40 p.
- Duncan, R.A., 1982, A captured island chain in the coast Range of Oregon and Washington: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 87, p. 10, 827–10, 837
- Snavely, P.D., MacLeod, N.S., and Wagner, H.C., 1973, Miocene tholeiitic basalts of coastal Oregon and Washington and their relations to coeval basalts of the Columbia Plateau: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 84, p. 387–424
- Paleogene geology of Oregon
- Volcanism of Oregon
- Paleocene volcanism
- Paleocene Series of North America
- Selandian Stage
- Thanetian Stage
- Bridgerian
- Tiffanian
- Wasatchian
- Eocene volcanism
- Eocene Series of North America
- Ypresian Stage
- Oregon Coast Range
- Yellowstone hotspot
- Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean
- Siltstone formations
- Sandstone formations of the United States
- Tuff formations
- Paleontology in Oregon
- Landforms of Benton County, Oregon
- Landforms of Coos County, Oregon
- Landforms of Douglas County, Oregon
- Landforms of Lane County, Oregon
- Landforms of Lincoln County, Oregon
- Landforms of Polk County, Oregon
- Landforms of Tillamook County, Oregon
- Landforms of Washington County, Oregon
- Landforms of Yamhill County, Oregon
- Volcanoes of Oregon
- Volcanoes of the United States