Animikie Group; Shale, siltstone, feldspathic graywacke, and associated volcaniclastic rocks (MNPReg;0)

Animikie Group; Shale, siltstone, feldspathic graywacke, and associated volcaniclastic rocks - Includes the Rove Formation in Cook County, the Virginia Formation in St. Louis, Itasca, and Lake Counties, and the Thomson Formation in Carlton County

State	Minnesota
Name	Animikie Group; Shale, siltstone, feldspathic graywacke, and associated volcaniclastic rocks
Geologic age	Early Proterozoic
Original map label	Peg
Primary rock type	shale
Secondary rock type	siltstone
Other rock types	graywacke; mixed clastic/volcanic
Lithologic constituents
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 [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 [http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/currentpubs.htm]
Geographic coverage	Aitkin - Carlton - Cass - Cook - Crow Wing - Hubbard - Itasca - Morrison - Otter Tail - Saint Louis - Stearns - Todd - Wadena