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Late Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the southern Sierra Nevada, California: I. Geology and petrology: summary.

January 1, 1980

The unique and varied composition and small volume of the basalt in the San Joaquin-Kings volcanic field - the thick unfaulted granitic crust penetrated by the basalt magmas and the exceptionally cool crust and upper mantle beneath the field - all contrast markedly with the volcanic setting E of the Sierra Nevada. The ultrapotassic basalt on the margins of the field may have been fed from the outer parts of the melting zone where the smallest degree of partial melting occurred.-T.R.

Publication Year 1980
Title Late Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the southern Sierra Nevada, California: I. Geology and petrology: summary.
Authors J. G. Moore, F. C. W. Dodge
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geological Society of America Bulletin, Part I
Index ID 70012566
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse