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Figs- 2, 6 Assemblage, Usage of Term Defined, 6 Elbow Canyon Thrust, 40, 45, 47- 52 I Augusta Mountain Formation, 23- 25; Figs I n d e x Adelaide thrust, 34, 44, 46- 49, 51; Eastern assemblage of lower and middle Figs. 6—7 ; PI. 2 Paleozoic rocks, 5 Anderson, C. A., 5 East Range, 7, 13, 16- 20, 22- 23, 40- 4I Antler orogeny, 5, 33- 35, 47, 52 46; Figs. 1, 4 ; PI. 2 Antler orogenic belt, 5, 7, 35, 37-38 Edna Formation, 7, 14, 16, 36, 40, 51; Antler Peak Limestone, 16, 35; Figs. 2, 6 Fig. 1; PI. 2 Antler sequence, 14, 16, 35; Figs. 2- 3, Edna Mountain Formation, 16, 35, 7 ; PI 2 52- 53; Figs- 2, 6 Assemblage, usage of term defined, 6 Elbow Canyon thrust, 40, 45, 47- 52 I Augusta Mountain Formation, 23- 25; Figs. 6, 7 Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Elko County, Nevada, 37 Augusta Mountains, 16, 19, 23; Fig. 1; El Paso Mountains, California, 35-36 PI. 2 Eugene Mountains, 21; Fig. 1 Augusta sequence, 7, 19, 23- 25, 37, 41, Excelsior Formation, 26- 28; Fig. 2 44, 5° - 5 j ; Figs. 2- 3> 7; pls- 1-2 Excelsior Mountains, 27; Fig. 1 Battle Formation, 14, 35; Fig. 2 Favret Formation, 23- 24; Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Battle Mountain 7, 12, 14, 16- 18, 34, Ferguson, H. G., 3, 5- 7, 13- 14, 16- 18, 36, 40, 47, 51; Fig. 1 ; PI. 2 20, 22- 23, 26- 28, 30- 36, 38, 39, Berry, W. B. N., 12 40- 46, 50 Cameron, E. N., 21 Fish Creek Mountains, 24; Fig. 1; PI. 2 Candelaria Formation, 26, 28; Fig. 2 Gabbs Formation, 28, 31- 32; Figs. 2, 5 Candelaria Hills, 25, 27- 28, 39, 52; F g. 1 Gabbs Valley Range, 26- 27, 30- 32; Cane Spring Formation, 23- 24; Fig. 2 ; Fig. 1 PI. 1 Garden Valley Formation, 52 Carbonate assemblage of lower and Garfield Hills, 26- 27, 3°, 33> Fig. 1 middle Paleozoic rocks, 5, 34 Garlock series, 35-36 Cathcart, S. H., 26, 39 Gillis Range, 27, 31, 33 ; Fig. 1 China Mountain, 16, 19, 23- 24, 36, Gillis sequence 25, 32- 33, 38 ; Figs. 2-3 40-41 ; Fig. 1 ; PI. 2 Gillis thrust, 27, 32- 33, 39; Fig. 3 China Mountain Formation, 24; Fig. 2; Gilluly, James, 3, 5- 7, 12, 14, 17- 18, p:. i 34-35 Clan Alpine Range, 21, 30, 41; Fig. 1 Golconda thrust, 36, 40- 41, 47- 53; Clark, D. L., 38 Figs. 3, 6- 7 ; PI. 2 Grantsville Formation, 28, 3 1 ; Figs. 2, 5 Clear Creek thrust, 40, 44, 47- 52; Grass Valley Formation, 20- 23, 25 J Figs. 6—7 ; PI. 2 Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Compton, R. R., 3 Harmony Formation, 12- 13; Fig. 6 Comus Formation, 12-13 Hass, W. H., 18 Detrital-volcanic assemblage of lower Havallah Formation, 17; Figs. 2, 4 and middle Paleozoic rocks, 5, 7, 12, Havallah sequence, 7, 16—18, 35—36; 34; Fig. 7; pl- 2 Figs. 2- 3, 6- 7 ; PI. 2 Dewitt thrust, 40, 4 7; PI. 2 Hawthorne quadrangle, 25, 32 38- 39; Diablo Formation, 26, 28, 52; Fig. 2 Fig. 1 Diablo sequence, 25, 26- 28, 35- 36; Henbest, L. G., 18 Figs. 2-3 Highway Limestone, 14; Fig. 2 Dibblee, T. W., Jr., 35-36 Hoffman Canyon thrust, 40- 41, 52; Dixie Valley Formation, 23; Fig. 2; PI. 1 PI. 2 Douglass, R. C., 17-18 Hotz, P. E., 3, 5- 7, 12, 14, 17- 18, Duncan, Helen, 13, 26 34-35, 46-47 Dun Glen Formation, 20- 21, 23; Humboldt Range, 18- 23, 395 Fig- 1 Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Inskip Formation, 12- 14, 4^; Fig. 4 Dunkle, D. H., 19 Jackson Range, 21; Fig. 1 Dunlap Formation, 28; Fig. 2 Jenney, C. P., 19 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/962102/spe72-bm.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 INDEX 58 Jurassic and Cretaceous orogeny, 34, Shoshone Range, 7, 12, 34; Fig. 1; PI. 2 38-39. 5°~52 Silberling, N. J., 22, 24, 26, 31 Ketchum, Idaho, 18 Sonoma orogeny, 34- 36, 49-53 King, Clarence, 21 Sonoma Range, 7, 12- 14, 16, 19- 22, 34, Koipato Formation or Group, 18; 36, 40, 44- 49; Figs. 1, 6 ; PI. 2 Figs. 2, 4 Sonoma Range Formation, 12; Fig. 6 Koipato sequence, 7, 18—1 g, 36, 51- 53; Sonoma Range quadrangle, 20, 37, Figs. 2- 3, 6- 7 ; PI. 2 39-53; Fig- 1; PI- 2 Knopf, Adolph, 19 Sonoma thrust, 40, 45—49, 51—52; Leach Formation, 12- 14, 46; Fig. 4 F gs. 6- 7 ; PL 2 Luning Embayment, 31-32 Steele, Grant, 52 Luning Formation, 28, 30- 31; Figs. 2, 5 Stillwater Range, 17, 19- 22, 39, 41; Luning sequence 25, 28- 32, 38; Fig. 1; PI. 2 Figs 2- 3, 5 Sunrise Formation, 28, 31- 32; Figs. 2, 5 Merriam, C. W., 5 Tallman Fanglomerate, 16, 44- 45; Monte Cristo Range, 25, 39; Fig. 1 Figs. 2, 6 Monte Cristo thrust, 28, 39 Thomas thrust, 45, 47, 51; Figs. 6 -7 ; Mountain City, Nevada, 18 PI. 2 Mullen Canyon thrust, 40, 44, 47- 52; Thompson, T. L., 37 Figs. 6-7 Tobin Formation, 23, 37—38, 5 1; Muller, S. W., 3, 13- 14, 16, 18, 20- 24, Fig. 2; PI. 1 26- 28, 33, 36- 37, 39- 46, 50 Tobin Range, 16, 19- 20, 22, 41; Fig. 1; Natchez Pass Formation, 20, 23; PI. 2 Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Tobin thrust, 41, 44, 51- 52; Fig. 3 ; PI. 2 NewPassRange, 16,19 23- 24, 41; F g. 1 Toiyabe Range, 25- 26, 28, 52; Fig. 1 Nielsen, Eigel, 19 Tonopah, Nevada, vicinity of, 25—26 Nolan, T. B., 5 Tonopah quadrangle, 25; Fig. 1 Osgood Mountain Quartzite, 12; F g. 6 Toquima Range, 25; Fig 1 Osgood Mountains, 7, 12- 14, 16, 36, Transitional assemblage of lower and 46; Fig. 1 middle Paleozoic rocks, 5, 7. 12—13; Osobb Formation, 23- 25; Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Fig. 7 ; PL 2 Overlap assemblage of upper Paleozoic Tyrone Gap, Nevada, 52 rocks, 5, 14, 35 Umpleby, J. B., 18 Pablo Formation, 26- 28; Fig. 2 Valiny Formation, 12; Fig. 6 Panther Canyon Formation, 24—25; Wassuk Range, 27, 3 3 ; Fig. 1 Fig. 2 ; PI. 1 Water Canyon thrust, 40, 45- 49, 51- 52; Paradise Range, 26, 3 1 ; Fig. 1 Figs. 6, 7 Pilot Mountains, 26- 27, 30- 31; Fig. 1 Western assemblage of lower and middle Preble Formation, 12- 13; Fig. 6 Paleozoic rocks, 5 Prida Formation, 20, 22- 23, 25! Fig. 2 Westgate, L. G., 18 Pumpernickel Formation, 17- 18; Fig. 2 West Humboldt Range, 21, 39; Fig. 1 Rasberry Formation, 20- 21; Fig. 2 ; PI. I Wheeler, H. E., 19, 37, 52 Roberts, R. J., 3, 5, 7, 12- 18, 20, 22- 23, Willden, C. R., 3, 21, 34, 39 33_35> 36. 40-47. 5° Williams, J. S., 16, 52 Roberts Mountains thrust, 5, 34, 40, 47 Willow Creek thrust, 40, 46, 49, 52; Ross, C. P., 18 Fig. 4; Pl. 2 Ross, D. C., 27, 33 Ross, R. J., Jr., 12 Winnemucca, Nevada, hills northeast of, Sand Springs Range, 27, 33, 39; Fig. 1 20, 21 Scott, W. F., 37 Winnemucca Formation, 20- 21; Fig. 2; Scott Canyon Formation, 12 Pis. 1-2 Sequence, usage of term defined, 6-7 Winnemucca sequence, 7, 19- 25, 37, 41, Shoshone Mountains, 25- 26, 30- 32 ; 44, 47. 5°; Figs. 2- 4, 6- 7 ; Pl. 1 Fig. 1 Wood River Formation, 18 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/962102/spe72-bm.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021.
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