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Trondhjemite

Trondhjemite - Contains biotite and hornblende.
StateNew Hampshire
NameTrondhjemite
Geologic ageLate Ordovician
Original map labelOo3B
CommentsPart 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 typetrondhjemite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Tonalite > Trondhjemite (Pluton)contains biotite and hornblende
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 coverageCheshire - Sullivan

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