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Graphitic felsic gneiss

Graphitic felsic gneiss - Includes Pickering Gneiss and small areas of marble; dominantly quartz and feldspar with varying amounts of graphite and various metamorphic minerals; medium grained, light to dark gray and greenish gray; sedimentary origin.
StatePennsylvania
NameGraphitic felsic gneiss
Geologic agePrecambrian
Original map labelgg
CommentsDigital map differences from 1980 printed map: name changed from (Graphitic gneiss).
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock typemarble
Other rock typesparagneiss
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneissgraphitic felsic gneiss - includes Pickering Gneiss and small areas of marble; dominantly quartz and feldspar with varying amounts of graphite and various metamorphic minerals; medium grained, light to dark gray and greenish gray; sedimentary origin.
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Paragneissgraphitic felsic gneiss - includes Pickering Gneiss and small areas of marble; dominantly quartz and feldspar with varying amounts of graphite and various metamorphic minerals; medium grained, light to dark gray and greenish gray; sedimentary origin.
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > Marblesmall areas of marble
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 coverageBerks - Chester - Lancaster - Lebanon

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