Devonian Jefferson Dolostone thrust upon the Mississippian Lodgepole Limestone. Beaverhead County, Montana. nd.
Summary
Album caption: Devonian Jefferson Dolostone thrust upon the Mississippian Lodgepole Limestone. Location is west slope of 8,938-foot peak west of Lion Mountain. The Jefferson is highly brecciated and yellow, typical of that below the main thrust of Proterozoic quartzite at head of Gold Creek; its presence here suggests that this thrust of extended this far east. Man’s hand is parallel to bedding in the Lodgepole. Published as figure 24.
Summary
Album caption: Devonian Jefferson Dolostone thrust upon the Mississippian Lodgepole Limestone. Location is west slope of 8,938-foot peak west of Lion Mountain. The Jefferson is highly brecciated and yellow, typical of that below the main thrust of Proterozoic quartzite at head of Gold Creek; its presence here suggests that this thrust of extended this far east. Man’s hand is parallel to bedding in the Lodgepole.
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Bedrock geology of the Vipond Park 15-minute, Stine Mountain 7 1/2-minute, and Maurice Mountain 7 1/2-minute quadrangles, Pioneer Mountains, Beaverhead County, Montana. Geological Survey (U.S.) Bulletin 1625. 1988.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Zen, E-An Collection.
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