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| State | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Name | Copper Harbor Conglomerate |
| Geologic age | Middle Proterozoic |
| Original map label | Yc |
| Comments | Note: The unnamed formation has since been named the Porcupine Volcanics ("Ypv"). |
| Primary rock type | conglomerate |
| Secondary rock type | sandstone |
| Other rock types | lava flow |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Red lithic conglomerate and sandstone; mafic to felsic volcanic flows similar to those of the unnamed formation (unit Yu) are interlayered with the sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Red lithic conglomerate and sandstone; mafic to felsic volcanic flows similar to those of the unnamed formation (unit Yu) are interlayered with the sedimentary rocks. Minor
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic (Flow)Red lithic conglomerate and sandstone; mafic to felsic volcanic flows similar to those of the unnamed formation (unit Yu) are interlayered with the sedimentary rocks. |
| 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 Cannon, W.F., Kress, T.H., Sutphin, D.M., Morey, G.B., Meints, Joyce, and Barber-Delach, Robert, 1997, Digital Geologic Map and mineral deposits of the Lake Superior Region, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan: USGS Open-File Report 97-455 (version 3, Nov. 1999), on-line only |
| Geographic coverage | Gogebic - Houghton - Keweenaw - Ontonagon |
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