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Collinsville Formation

Collinsville Formation - Rusty-weathering, massive granofels containing anthophyllite and tourmaline; some rusty-stained gneiss.
StateMassachusetts
NameCollinsville Formation
Geologic ageMiddle Ordovician or older
Original map labelOcor
CommentsPart of Bronson Hill Zone (Ordovician and Older Rocks)
Primary rock typegranofels
Secondary rock typegneiss
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Granoblastic > Granofelsrusty-weathering, massive granofels containing anthophyllite and tourmaline
Minor
Metamorphic > Gneisssome rusty-stained gneiss
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Unpublished Digital Geologic Map of Massachusetts received from Rudi Hon at Boston College in 1998.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.

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