WebAGS Home The geology of Arizona began to form in the Precambrian. Igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock may have been much older, but was overwritten during the Yavapai and Mazatzal orogenies in the Proterozoic. The Grenville orogeny to the east caused Arizona to fill with … See more Precambrian: Before 539 million years ago The oldest rocks in Arizona likely date to the late Archean or early Proterozoic, although evidence of earlier geology was overwritten during the Yavapai orogeny and the See more Because of its arid climate and large population, water is critically important in the state of Arizona. Most drinking water is drawn from surface … See more The Santa Rita Mountains and Tombstone Hills contain silver and lead formed by hydrothermal fluids in fractures, during the Laramide orogeny. Arizona is known as the Copper State because it produces two-thirds of US copper annually. Laramide copper porphyry … See more
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WebDept. of Geology, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 Office: 602-965-9049 -- Dept. 965-5081 Fax: 602-965-8102 ... including the most recent Geologic Map of Arizona, and he coedited Geologic Evolution of Arizona, an 866-page treatise on Arizona geology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1982, and has worked … http://www.azaeg.org/ WebGeologic unit mapped in Arizona: Mostly dark-colored basaltic lava and cinders young enough that some original volcanic landforms are still apparent. Includes a small amount of andesite, dacite, and rhyolite. Rocks of this map unit are largely restricted to six areas widely distributed in Arizona: San Francisco and Uinkaret volcanic fields in northern Arizona (0 … bt bear