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| State | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Name | Granodiorite to tonalite |
| Geologic age | Late Ordovician |
| Original map label | Oo2-3A |
| Comments | Part of the Oliverian Plutonic Suite (Late Ordovician) - Pink, weakly to moderately foliated, locally porphyritic biotite granitoids found in mantled gneiss domes. Mafic varieties contain hornblends. Variably metamorphosed up to amphibolite facies. |
| Primary rock type | granodiorite |
| Secondary rock type | tonalite |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite (Pluton)granodiorite to tonalite Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodiorite (Pluton)granodiorite to tonalite |
| 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 coverage | Grafton - Sullivan |
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