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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Garnet-sillimanite-biotite schist; Middle Proterozoic Prichard Formation, northern Belt province |
| Geologic age | Early Middle Proterozoic |
| Original map label | PC1; mig |
| Comments | Y1nmh is mostly coarsely crystalline biotite schist +/- garnet and sillimanite, and minor biotitic quartzite |
| Primary rock type | schist |
| Secondary rock type | gneiss |
| Other rock types | quartzite |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Schist (Amphibolite)garnet-sillimanite-biotite schist Minor
Metamorphic > Quartzite (Amphibolite)biotitic quartzite Metamorphic > Gneiss (Amphibolite)biotite gneiss |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Lewis, R.S., 2003, Unpublished report on IGS digital geologic maps in preparation, north-central Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey, 1:100,000 scale. Heitanen, Anna, 1963, Metamorphism of the Belt Series in the Elk River-Clarkia area Idaho; metamorphic and igneous rocks along the northwest border zone of the Idaho batholith: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 344-C, 49 p., map scale 1:48,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Clearwater - Idaho - Shoshone |
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