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Gile Mountain Formation, Meetinghouse Slate Member

Meetinghouse Slate Member - Gray to black phyllite and silty metasandstone turbidite.
StateNew Hampshire
NameGile Mountain Formation, Meetinghouse Slate Member
Geologic ageLower Devonian
Original map labelDgm
CommentsPart of the Grenville Terrane (Connecticut Valley Trough).
Primary rock typephyllite
Secondary rock typemetasedimentary rock
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Metasandstonesilty metasandstone turbidite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phyllite
Map references
Bennett, D. S, , Wittkop, C.A., and Dicken, C.L., 2006 , Bedrock Geologic Map of New Hampshire - A Digital Representation of the Lyons and others 1997 map and ancillary files: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 215, scale 1:250,000, CD-ROM.
Unit references
Lyons, J.B., Bothner, W.A., Moench, R.H., and Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1997, Bedrock Geologic Map of New Hampshire: Reston, VA, U.S. Geological Survey Special Map, 1:250,000, 2 sheets.
Geographic coverageGrafton - Sullivan

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