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| State | New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Name | Quartzite |
| Geologic age | Middle Proterozoic |
| Original map label | Yq |
| Comments | Metasedimentary Rocks (Middle Proterozoic) |
| Primary rock type | quartzite |
| Secondary rock type | |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteLight-gray, medium-grained, massive- to well-layered, vitreous, partly feldspathic quartzite having sparse flakes of graphite. |
| Map references | Dalton, R. F., Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Pristas, R. S., Sugarman, P. J., Volkert, R. A., 1999, New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection, Bedrock Geology and Topographic Base Maps of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey CD Series CD 00-1; ARC/INFO (v. 7.1) export file: geology.e00, scale 1:100,000, unit description files: cslegend.pdf and nlegend.pdf, metadata: metast.pdf. |
| Unit references | Dalton, R. F., Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Pristas, R. S., Sugarman, P. J., Volkert, R. A., 1999, New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection, Bedrock Geology and Topographic Base Maps of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey CD Series CD 00-1; ARC/INFO (v. 7.1) export file: geology.e00, scale 1:100,000, unit description files: cslegend.pdf and nlegend.pdf, metadata: metast.pdf. Drake, Avery A. Jr.,Volkert, Richard, A., Monteverde, Donald H., Herman, Gregory C., Houghton,Hugh F., Parker, Ronald A., and Dalton, Richard F., 1996, Bedrock Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellanenous Investigations Map I-2540-A, scale 1 to 100,000, 4 cross sections, 2 sheets, size 56x40; 58x41. |
| Geographic coverage | Morris - Passaic |
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