Little Falls Formation; Quartz-rich slate, argillite, and schist in the northwestward extent of the unit and coarse-grained megacrystic garnet-staurolite-schist in the southwestward extent (MNPRelf;0)

Little Falls Formation; Quartz-rich slate, argillite, and schist in the northwestward extent of the unit and coarse-grained megacrystic garnet-staurolite-schist in the southwestward extent - Unit as an uncertain stratigraphic position relative to other Paleoproterozoic stratified units but is apparently younger than the Mille Lacs and North Range Groups.

State	Minnesota
Name	Little Falls Formation; Quartz-rich slate, argillite, and schist in the northwestward extent of the unit and coarse-grained megacrystic garnet-staurolite-schist in the southwestward extent
Geologic age	Early Proterozoic
Original map label	Pelf
Primary rock type	slate
Secondary rock type	argillite
Other rock types	schist
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Argillite Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Slate Metamorphic > Schist
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	Benton - Kandiyohi - Morrison - Stearns - Todd