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| State | Maine |
|---|---|
| Name | Devonian granodiorite - quartz syenite (porphyritic texture) |
| Geologic age | Devonian |
| Original map label | D2-4b(x) |
| Comments | U - Unmetamorphosed |
| Primary rock type | granodiorite |
| Secondary rock type | tonalite |
| Other rock types | quartz syenite |
| Lithologic constituents | |
| 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. Gaudette, H.E., and Boone, G.M., 1985, Isotopic age of the Lexington batholith: constraints on timing of intrusion and Acadian metamorphism in western Maine: Geol. Soc. Amer., Abs. with Prog, v. 17, p. 19-20. Naylor, R.S., 1973, Age of the Lexington batholith, Maine: Geol. Soc. Amer., Abs. with Prog., v. 5, p. 200. |
| Geographic coverage | Franklin - Somerset |
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