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Syntectonic to pretectonic granitoid rocks

Syntectonic to pretectonic granitoid rocks - Granite and granodiorite of the Vermilion Granitic Complex, the Giants Range and Bemidji batholiths, as well as smaller intrusions of tonalite and monzonite of the Algoman orogen in northern Minnesota. Also includes the Odessa, Sacred Heart, and Fort Ridgely Granites exposed along the Minnesota River Valley in southwestern Minnesota.
StateMinnesota
NameSyntectonic to pretectonic granitoid rocks
Geologic ageLate Archean
Original map labelAgr
Primary rock typegranite
Secondary rock typegranodiorite
Other rock typestonalite; monzonite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodiorite
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granite
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Syenitic > Monzonite
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite
Map references
Morey, G.B., and Meints, Joyce, 2000, Geologic map of Minnesota - Bedrock Geology: Minnesota Geological Survey, State Map Series, S-20, 3rd edition, scale 1:1,000,000. available online at: http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/currentpubs.htm
Unit references
Morey, G.B., and Meints, Joyce, 2000, Geologic map of Minnesota - Bedrock Geology: Minnesota Geological Survey, State Map Series, S-20, 3rd edition, scale 1:1,000,000. available online at: http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/currentpubs.htm
Geographic coverageBecker - Beltrami - Big Stone - Brown - Cass - Clay - Clearwater - Crow Wing - Hubbard - Itasca - Kittson - Koochiching - Lac qui Parle - Lake - Lake of the Woods - Mahnomen - Marshall - Nicollet - Norman - Otter Tail - Pennington - Polk - Red Lake - Redwood - Renville - Roseau - Saint Louis - Stevens - Swift - Wadena - Wilkin - Yellow Medicine

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