Austerlitz Phyllite (NYCAa;2)

State	New York
Name	Austerlitz Phyllite
Geologic age	Cambrian?
Original map label	Ca
Comments	part of Eugeosynclinal (Allochthonous) Sequence up to 6000 ft.? (2000 m). Age changed to Late Proterozoic as per USGS Lexicon website (ref. NY046) according to reference NY006.
Primary rock type	phyllite
Secondary rock type	quartzite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phyllite Minor Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Map references	NYS Museum, NYS Geological Survey, NYS Museum Technology Center, 1999, 1:250,000 Bedrock geology of NYS, data is distributed in ARC/INFOr EXPORT format (with ".e00" extension) in 5 seperate files based on printed map sheets, http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/gis.html. [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/gis.html.]
Unit references	D. W. Fisher; Y. W. Isachsen, L. V. Rickard, 1970, Geologic Map of New York State, consisting of 5 sheets: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Hudson-Mohawk, Adirondack, and Lower Hudson, New York State Museum and Science Service, Map and Chart Series No. 15, scale 1:250000. Fisher, D. W. 1977. Correlation of the Hadrynian, Cambrian, and Ordovician rocks in New York State. New York State Museum Map and Chart Series no. 25, p.75. USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX) [http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/]
Geographic coverage	Columbia - Rensselaer