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Geology of the Infiernito caldera and magmatic evolution of the Chinati Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas Geology of the Infiernito caldera and magmatic evolution of the Chinati Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas 1992

The 37-Ma-old Infiernito caldera of the northern Chinati Mountains is a major eruptive center of the mid-Tertiary volcanic field of Trans-Pecos Texas. Volcanism in the Chinati Mountains began with eruption of a sequence of rhyolitic to trachytic lavas, the precollapse lavas.

Henry, C.D., Price, J.G., Duex, T.W., James, E.W. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Oligocene volcanism and multiple caldera formation in the Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas Oligocene volcanism and multiple caldera formation in the Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas 1983

The Chinati Mountains caldera, which lies in Trans-Pecos Texas in the southern Basin and Range Province, was formed by eruption of the Mitchell Mesa Rhyolite.

Cepeda, J.C., Henry, C.D. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Calderas and mineralization: volcanic geology and mineralization in the Chinati caldera complex, Trans-Pecos Texas Calderas and mineralization: volcanic geology and mineralization in the Chinati caldera complex, Trans-Pecos Texas 1981

This report describes preliminary results of an ongoing study of the volcanic stratigraphy, caldera activity, and known and potential mineralization of the Chinati Mountains area of Trans-Pecos Texas. Many ore deposits are spatially associated with calderas and other volcanic centers.

Duex, T.W., Henry, C.D. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology
Mineral deposits in the west Chinati stock, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas Mineral deposits in the west Chinati stock, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas 1972

The West Chinati stock, well exposed in San Antonio Canyon and immediately westward on slopes of the southwestern part of the Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, is a large stocklike body of porphyritic hornblende granite cut by numerous dikes and irregular-shaped plutons of rhyolite, rhyo

McAnulty, W.N. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology