USGS - science for a changing world

Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

Mineral Resources > Online Spatial Data > Geology > by state > Michigan

Menominee Group; Emperor Volcanic Complex

Menominee Group; Emperor Volcanic Complex - Metamorphosed intermediate to mafic pyroclastic and flow rocks in easternmost part of Gogebic Range
StateMichigan
NameMenominee Group; Emperor Volcanic Complex
Geologic ageEarly Proterozoic
Original map labelXe
Commentscontinental margin assemblage (north of Niagara Fault)
Primary rock typemeta-basalt
Secondary rock typemetavolcanic rock
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > MetavolcanicMetamorphosed intermediate to mafic pyroclastic and flow rocks in easternmost part of Gogebic Range
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic (Pyroclastic)Metamorphosed intermediate to mafic pyroclastic and flow rocks in easternmost part of Gogebic Range
Map references
Sims, P.K., 1992, Geologic map of Precambrian rocks, southern Lake Superior region, Wisconsin and northern Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-2185, scale= 1:500,000
Unit references
Sims, P.K., 1992, Geologic map of Precambrian rocks, southern Lake Superior region, Wisconsin and northern Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-2185, scale= 1:500,000
Geographic coverageChippewa - Gogebic

Show this information as [XML]

AccessibilityFOIAPrivacyPolicies and Notices

Take Pride in America logoUSA.gov logoU.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=MIXe;0
Page Contact Information: Peter Schweitzer