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| State | Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Name | Massive to weakly foliated, pink and gray, fine- to medium-grained biotite granite |
| Geologic age | Pennsylvanian |
| Original map label | Pgr |
| Comments | Part of Merrimack Belt (Silurian, Devonian and Pennsylvanian Rocks) |
| Primary rock type | granite |
| Secondary rock type | pegmatite |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Leucocratic-granitic > Pegmatitecommonly contains pink magnetite-bearing pegmatite Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > GraniteMassive to weakly foliated, pink and gray, fine- to medium-grained biotite granite. |
| Map references | Unpublished Digital Geologic Map of Massachusetts received from Rudi Hon at Boston College in 1998.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 coverage | Middlesex |
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