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| State | Maine |
|---|---|
| Name | Devonian - Silurian undifferentiated sedimentary rocks of the Spider Lake, Chandler Pond and Third Lake Formations |
| Geologic age | Devonian - Silurian |
| Original map label | DSs |
| Comments | W - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith S - Interbedded pelite, sandstone, and limestone and/or dolostone |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | mudstone |
| Other rock types | limestone; dolostone (dolomite) |
| 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. Hall, B.A., 1970, Stratigraphy of the southern end of the Munsungun anticlinorium, Maine: Maine Geol. Surv., Bull. 22, 63 p. |
| Geographic coverage | Aroostook - Penobscot - Piscataquis |
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