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Everett Schist

Everett Schist - locally with minor meta-graywacke lenses.
StateNew York
NameEverett Schist
Geologic ageCambrian?
Original map labelCev
Commentspart of Eugeosynclinal (Allochthonous) Sequence up to 4000 ft.? (1200 m). On printed map unit has a ? in front of Cev. USGS Geolex (ref NY046) cites age as Proterozoic Z to Early Cambrian age
Primary rock typeschist
Secondary rock typemetasedimentary rock
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Schist
Incidental
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Metasandstone > Metagraywackeminor meta-graywacke lenses
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.
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.
USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)

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