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| State | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Name | Graphitic felsic gneiss |
| Geologic age | Precambrian |
| Original map label | gg |
| Comments | Digital map differences from 1980 printed map: name changed from (Graphitic gneiss). |
| Primary rock type | gneiss |
| Secondary rock type | marble |
| Other rock types | paragneiss |
| 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 coverage | Berks - Chester - Lancaster - Lebanon |
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