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North Shore Volcanic Group; Reversely polarized volcanic rocks, undivided

North Shore Volcanic Group; Reversely polarized volcanic rocks, undivided - Mixed tholeiitic diabasic and porphyritic basalt, trachybasalt, and rhyolite in far northeastern Minnesota and porphyritic and diabasic basalt near Duluth. Includes units of a basal quartz arenite, Puckwunge Sandstone and Nopeming Formation, in northeastern Minnesota and near Duluth, respectively.
StateMinnesota
NameNorth Shore Volcanic Group; Reversely polarized volcanic rocks, undivided
Geologic ageMiddle Proterozoic
Original map labelPmnr
Primary rock typebasalt
Secondary rock typetrachybasalt
Other rock typesrhyolite; arenite; sandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Rhyolite
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 coverageCook - Saint Louis

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