Geosphere; February 2008; v. 4; no. 1;
p. 36-74; DOI: 10.1130/GES00114.1
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Figure 2. Duration and primary lithologies (air-fall and epiclastic) of Miocene sedimentary basins in north-central Nevada, shown from west to east. Also portrayed are significant volcanic eruptions ("v") that took place in the basins. The broad green line represents the duration and general location of the northern Nevada rift. The two, best-exposed parts of the Elko basin (Huntington Creek, Wells area) are presented and represent the age and lithologic variability of the basin as a whole. Parallel ash-rich and epiclastic bars indicate that both lithologies were being deposited at the same time in different parts of the basin. Basin abbreviations: CaB—Carlin basin; ChB—Chimney basin; EB—Elko basin; IB—Ivanhoe basin; IV—Independence Valley. Age data are provided in Table 1.
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