Siletz River Volcanics

Siletz River Volcanics
Stratigraphic range: Selandian-Ypresian (Tiffanian-Bridgerian)
Exposed pillow lava in the Northern range
TypeFormation
UnderliesYamhill Formation
Lithology
PrimarySills of tholeitic to alkalic basalts
OtherTuff breccia, siltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates44°54′N 123°24′W / 44.9°N 123.4°W / 44.9; -123.4
Approximate paleocoordinates47°00′N 107°30′W / 47.0°N 107.5°W / 47.0; -107.5
RegionBenton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Washington & Yamhill Counties, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSiletz River
Siletz River Volcanics (the United States)
Siletz River Volcanics (Oregon)

The Siletz River Volcanics, located in the Oregon Coast Range, United States, are a sequence of basaltic pillow lavas that make up part of Siletzia. The basaltic pillow lavas originally came from submarine volcanoes that existed during the Eocene.