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| State | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Name | "Glenarm Wissahickon" formation |
| Geologic age | Probably lower Paleozoic |
| Original map label | Xgw |
| Comments | Digital map differences from 1980 printed map: name and map symbol changed from (Wissahickon Formation - eastern part) (Xw). |
| Primary rock type | mica schist |
| Secondary rock type | mafic gneiss |
| Other rock types | amphibolite; |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Schistlithologically similar to oligoclase-mica schist of the Wissahickon Formation (PZw) Minor
Metamorphic > Gneisssome hornblende gneiss, augen gneiss (PZw) Metamorphic > Amphibolitealso includes lenticular amphibolite bodies having ocean-floor basalt chemistry |
| Map references | Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map. Retrieved from internet 9-30-2004; <http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/map1/bedmap.aspx> DL Data: pageoexp.zip |
| Unit references | Berg, T. M., Edmunds, W. E., Geyer, A. R., and others, compilers, 1980, Geologic map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Map 1, 2nd ed., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map. Retrieved from internet 9-30-2004; <http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/map1/bedmap.aspx> DL Data: pageoexp.zip |
| Geographic coverage | Chester - Delaware - Montgomery |
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