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Devonian tonalite

Devonian tonalite - biotite tonalite
StateMaine
NameDevonian tonalite
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelD3
CommentsU - Unmetamorphosed
Primary rock typetonalite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalitebiotite tonalite 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.
Lux, D.R., 1983, 40Ar - 39Ar mineral ages for several plutons from western Maine: Geol. Soc. Amer., Abs. with Prog., v. 15, p. 147.
Lux, D.R., and Aleinikoff, J.N., 1985, 40Ar - 39Ar and U-Pb geochronology of the Songo pluton, western Maine: Geol. Soc. Amer., Abs. with Prog., v. 17, p. 32.
Geographic coverageOxford

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