Geology and Origin of the Breccias in the Morenci-Metcalf District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Geology and Origin of the Breccias in the Morenci-Metcalf District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Rocks of the Morenci-Metcalf district consist of Precambrian metaquartzite-schist, granodiorite, and granite overlain by Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments. Intrusion of igneous rocks, emplacement of breccia masses, and associated hydrothermal activity occurred in Laramide time. Breccias of the distri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bennett, Kenneth Carlton
Other Authors: Guilbert, John M.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
Subjects:
Arizona
breccia
Candelaria Breccia
Cenozoic
clastic rocks
composition
Cretaceous
crystallization
emplacement
Greenlee County Arizona
intrusions
King Breccia
Laramide
Mesozoic
Metcalf
Metcalf Breccia
Morenci
Morenci Breccia
Morenci-Metcalf District
petrology
plugs
sedimentary petrology
sedimentary rocks
source rocks
stocks
Tertiary
textures
United States
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244098

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