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Ironbound Mountain Formation, Metarhyolite and microgranite intrusions

Ironbound Mountain Formation, Metarhyolite and microgranite intrusions.
StateNew Hampshire
NameIronbound Mountain Formation, Metarhyolite and microgranite intrusions
Geologic ageLower Devonian
Original map labelDir
CommentsPart of the Grenville Terrane (Connecticut Valley Trough).
Primary rock typemeta-rhyolite
Secondary rock typegranite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic > Metarhyolitemetarhyolite
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granitemicrogranite intrusions
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 coverageCoos

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