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Fordham Gneiss (E member)

Fordham Gneiss (E member) - fe: garnet-biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss, and amphibolite.
StateNew York
NameFordham Gneiss (E member)
Geologic agePrecambrian - Middle Proterozoic
Original map labelfe
CommentsAge change per USGS Lexicon website (ref. NY046). Unit is divided up into 6 units on printed map (f undivided, and fa - fe). Digital map also separates them out, but combines unit fd with unit fc due to unclear labeling on printed map? (hard to distinguish).
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock typeamphibolite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
Metamorphic > Gneiss > Biotite-gneissgarnet-biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss
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)
Geographic coverageWestchester

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