Table
T6. Summary table of thin section descriptions for the Unit II
volcaniclastic rocks.
IIA
2
Tuff
Basalt;
vesicular and nonvesicular; aphyric > phyric
Blocky,
nonvesicular glass shards, altered to smectite
Clinopyroxene
> plagioclase; Ti magnetite > sulfide
Fine
ash altered to zeolite and smectite with minor calcite
None
5%-55%
30%-70%
1%
15%-25%
0%
IIB
7
Tuff
and lapilli tuff
Basalt;
fine-grained; vesicular > nonvesicular; aphyric > phyric
Blocky,
vesicular and nonvesicular glass shards, altered to smectite
Clinopyroxene,
plagioclase,Ti magnetite, sulfide
Fine
ash altered to smectite and zeolite with minor calcite
Zeolite
25%-70%
25%-50%
1%-5%
15%-20%
0%-10%
IIC
1
Lapillistone
None
Tachylite,
nonvesicular > vesicular; sparsely phyric > aphyric; trachytic
texture
Rare
clinopyroxene
None
Zeolite
and smectite
95%
<<1%
0%
5%
IID
3
Tuff
Basalt,
mostly nonvesicular, sparsely phyric to aphyric; fine-grained tuff;
diabase
Blocky
glass shards, mostly nonvesicular, altered to smectite; some tachylite
Clinopyroxene,
plagioclase,Ti magnetite, sulfide
Fine
ash altered to smectite
Zeolite
10%-45%
35%-45%
1%-2%
15%-20%
5%-15%
IIE
6
Tuff
Basalt,
nonvesicular and vesicular, aphyric > phyric
Blocky
glass shards, mostly nonvesicular, most altered to smectite but some with
unaltered interiors
Plagioclase
> clinopyroxene, Ti magnetite > sulfide
Fine
ash altered to smectite and zeolite
Zeolite
25%-50%
25%-35%
<1%
20%-40%
0%-5%