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| State | Maine |
|---|---|
| Name | Devonian - Silurian Rindgemere Formation lower member |
| Geologic age | Devonian - Silurian |
| Original map label | DSrb |
| Comments | AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; Protolith R - Interbedded pelite and limestone and/or dolostone |
| Primary rock type | mudstone |
| Secondary rock type | limestone |
| Other rock types | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestoneAA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; Protolith R - Interbedded pelite and limestone and/or dolostone Sedimentary > Clastic > MudstoneAA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; Protolith R - Interbedded pelite and limestone and/or dolostone Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > DolostoneAA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; Protolith R - Interbedded pelite and limestone and/or dolostone |
| 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. |
| Geographic coverage | York |
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