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Devonian granodiorite

Devonian granodiorite - biotite granodiorite
StateMaine
NameDevonian granodiorite
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelD2
CommentsU - Unmetamorphosed
Primary rock typegranodiorite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodioritebiotite-granodiorite U - Unmetamorphosed
Map references
Digital bedrock data downloaded from Maine Office of GIS in September 2005 from http://apollo.ogis.state.me.us/catalog/catalog.asp?state=2&extent=cover#bedrock Bedrock units table (publication date 11/15/2002) downloaded from same site. Permission to redistribute these data granted by Dr. Robert Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine, in September 2006.
Unit references
Osberg, P. H., Hussey, A.M., and Boone, G. M., 1985, Bedrock geologic map of Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Dept. of Conserv., scale 1:500,000.
Zartman, R.E., Hurley, P.M., Kruger, H.W., and Giletti, B.J., 1970, A Permian disturbance of K-Ar radiometric ages in New England: its occurrence and causes: Geol. Soc. Amer., Bull., v. 81, p. 3359-3374.
Gaudette, H.E., Kovach, A., and Hussey, A.M., II, 1982, Ages of some intrusive rocks of southwestern Maine: Can. Jour. Earth Sci., v. 19, p. 1350-1357.
Dallmeyer, R.D., van Breeman, O., 1981, Rb-Sr whole rock and 40Ar/39Ar mineral ages of the Togus and Hallowell quartz monzonite and the Three Mile Pond granodiorite plutons, south-central Maine: their bearing on post-Acadian cooling history: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., v. 78, p. 61-73.
Geographic coverageAndroscoggin - Kennebec - Oxford - Sagadahoc - Somerset - York

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