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Taine Mountain and Collinsville Formations undivided

Taine Mountain and Collinsville Formations undivided - see Ot and Oc.
StateConnecticut
NameTaine Mountain and Collinsville Formations undivided
Geologic ageMiddle to Lower? Ordovician
Original map labelOt+Oc
CommentsPart of Central Lowlands; Iapetus (Oceanic) Terrane - Connecticut Valley Synclinorium; Gneiss Dome Belt
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock typeamphibolite;
Other rock typesgranofels; felsic metavolcanic rock; mafic metavolcanic rock
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Metamorphic > Granoblastic > Granofelssee Ot and Oc
Metamorphic > Amphibolitesee Ot and Oc
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicsee Ot and Oc
Metamorphic > Gneisssee Ot and Oc
Map references
Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey, DEP, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, 2000, Bedrock Geology of Connecticut, data format: shapefile, file name: bedrock, downloaded from: http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/MAGIC_DBsearch2.pl?Geography=37800&Loc=0000 on 9/18/2003, scale 1:50,000.
Unit references
Rodgers, John, compiler, 1985, Bedrock Geological Map of Connecticut: Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey, Hartford, Connecticut, 2 sheets, scale 125,000.
Geographic coverageNew Haven

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