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Belchertown Complex

Belchertown Complex (intrudes De) - Transition zone dominated by augite-hornblende quartz monzodiorite.
StateMassachusetts
NameBelchertown Complex
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelDbmdt
CommentsPart of Connecticut Valley Belt (Silurian and Devonian Rocks)
Primary rock typequartz monzodiorite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-monzodioriteTransition zone dominated by augite-hornblende quartz monzodiorite.
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Unpublished Digital Geologic Map of Massachusetts received from Rudi Hon at Boston College in 1998.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 coverageFranklin - Hampden - Hampshire

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