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Belchertown Complex

Belchertown Complex (intrudes De) - Inclusion of hornfelsed dacite porphyry.
StateMassachusetts
NameBelchertown Complex
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelDbd
CommentsPart of Connecticut Valley Belt (Silurian and Devonian Rocks)
Primary rock typedacite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > DaciteInclusion of hornfelsed dacite porphyry.
Map references
Unpublished Digital Geologic Map of Massachusetts received from Rudi Hon at Boston College in 1998.
Unit references
Zen, E-An (ed.), Goldsmith, R. (comp.), Ratcliffe, N.M. (comp.), Robinson, P. (comp.), Stanley, R.S. (comp.), Hatch, N.L., Jr., Shride, A.F., Weed, E.G.A., Wones, D.R., 1983, Bedrock Geologic Map of Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, scale 1: 250,000.
Geographic coverageHampden

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