# Ferguson 2001: Stratigraphic nomenclature of the Miocene Superstition Volcanic Field, central Arizona

> Charles A. Ferguson, Richard A. Trapp, 2001. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The geological frame: a Miocene caldera complex of tuff and lava.

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# Stratigraphic nomenclature of the Miocene Superstition Volcanic Field, central Arizona

Charles A. Ferguson, Richard A. Trapp, 2001. _Arizona Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR-01-06, 103 p._.

The state survey's revision of the Superstition volcanic field: one regional ash-flow sheet (the Apache Leap Tuff, 18.58 ± 0.03 Ma) from a single source cauldron under the Superstition Mountains, within a sequence of lavas dated about 20.5 to 16.0 Ma.

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## What it's used for here

The geological frame: a Miocene caldera complex of tuff and lava.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[The range is mid-Miocene ash-flow tuff and lava of a caldera complex, without the hydrothermal systems that…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0FP84VA0/the-range-is-mid-miocene-ash-flow-tuff-and-lava-of-a-caldera)

Answer

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[Arizona Geological Survey mapping and reports on the Superstition volcanic field](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D0G0N247EW1/arizona-geological-survey-mapping-and-reports-on-the)

Dataset

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[The state survey maps one regional ash-flow sheet (Apache Leap Tuff, 18.58 Ma) from a single Superstition…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/evidence/EVD0D0G0FY27GWN/the-state-survey-maps-one-regional-ash-flow-sheet-apache)

Evidence

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[Arizona Geological Survey publishes the revised stratigraphy of the Superstition volcanic field](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/events/EVT0D0G0AAC5AHQ/arizona-geological-survey-publishes-the-revised-stratigraphy)

EVT

[The Lost Dutchman's gold mine](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine)

The mystery article

MYS

[Can the Superstition Mountains hold a rich gold vein?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B9M1S49/can-the-superstition-mountains-hold-a-rich-gold-vein)

Question

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[Did Jacob Waltz have a gold mine in the Superstition Mountains?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0B1T7EHP/did-jacob-waltz-have-a-gold-mine-in-the-superstition)

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## Cite it

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Ferguson, C. A., & Trapp, R. A. (2001). Stratigraphic nomenclature of the Miocene Superstition Volcanic Field, central Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR-01-06, 103 p.. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/629996
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[Read it free at repository.arizona.edu](https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/629996)

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