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Relation of mercury, uranium, and lithium deposits to the McDermitt caldera complex, Nevada-Oregon

Papers on mineral deposits of western North America (Report 33)
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The McDermitt caldera complex, located along the Nevada-Oregon border, is a Miocene collapse structure 45 km in diameter. Large-volume rhyolitic and peralkaline ash-flow tufts were erupted from 17.9-15.8 m.y. ago, leading to the formation of overlapping and nested calderas. Emplacement of rhyolitic ring domes, located primarily along the western margin of the calderas, represents the last phase of volcanic activity.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Relation of mercury, uranium, and lithium deposits to the McDermitt caldera complex, Nevada-Oregon
Series title Papers on mineral deposits of western North America (Report 33)
Year Published 1979
Language English
Publisher Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Publisher location Reno, NV
Contributing office(s) Mineral Resources Program
Description 9 p.
Larger Work Type Report
Larger Work Subtype Other Government Series
Larger Work Title Papers on mineral deposits of western North America (Report 33)
First page 109
Last page 117
Country United States
State Nevada;Oregon
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