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Mille Lacs Group and related rocks of the Penokean fold-and-thrust belt; Metabasalt, metadiabase, and metasedimentary rocks metamorphosed to lower amphibolite facies

Mille Lacs Group and related rocks of the Penokean fold-and-thrust belt; Metabasalt, metadiabase, and metasedimentary rocks metamorphosed to lower amphibolite facies - Includes fragmental volcanic rocks, mafic hypabyssal intrusions, graphitic argillite, and oxide iron-formation
StateMinnesota
NameMille Lacs Group and related rocks of the Penokean fold-and-thrust belt; Metabasalt, metadiabase, and metasedimentary rocks metamorphosed to lower amphibolite facies
Geologic ageEarly Proterozoic
Original map labelPevd
Primary rock typemetavolcanic rock
Secondary rock typediabase
Other rock typesmetasedimentary rock; argillite; iron formation
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic > Metabasaltmetabasalt; includes fragmental volcanic rocks
Minor
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metaintrusive > Metadiabasemetadiabse
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Banded-iron-formationoxide iron-formation
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Argillitegraphic argillte
Igneous > Hypabyssal > Mafic-hypabyssalmafic hypabyssal intrusions
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 coverageAitkin - Carlton - Crow Wing - Kandiyohi - Meeker - Morrison - Stearns

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