Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 2013-05-31 Exploring Connections Between a Very Large Volume Ignimbrite and an Intracaldera Pluton: Intrusions Related to the Oligocene Wah Wah Springs Tuff, Western US Chloe Noelle Skidmore Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Geology Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Skidmore, Chloe Noelle, "Exploring Connections Between a Very Large Volume Ignimbrite and an Intracaldera Pluton: Intrusions Related to the Oligocene Wah Wah Springs Tuff, Western US" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 4041. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4041 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Exploring Connections Between a Very Large Volume Ignimbrite and an Intracaldera Pluton: Intrusions Related to the Oligocene Wah Wah Springs Tuff, Western US Chloe Skidmore A thesis submitted to the faculty of Brigham Young University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Eric H Christiansen, Chair Michael J. Dorais Bart J. Kowallis Department of Geological Sciences Brigham Young University June 2013 Copyright © 2013 Chloe Skidmore All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Exploring Connections Between a Very Large Volume Ignimbrite and an Intracaldera Pluton: Intrusion Related to the Oligocene Wah Wah Springs Tuff, Western US Chloe Skidmore, Department of Geological Sciences, BYU Master of Science The Wah Wah Springs Tuff and the Wah Wah Springs Intrusive Granodiorite Porphyry (Wah Wah Springs Intrusion) both originated from the Indian Peak caldera complex, which was a major focus of explosive silicic activity in the middle Cenozoic Great Basin ignimbrite flareup.