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Pinney Hollow Formation, Greenstone

Pinney Hollow Formation, Greenstone - Greenstone and actinolitic greenstone. (Southern and Central Vermont).
StateVermont
NamePinney Hollow Formation, Greenstone
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCpg
CommentsPart of Green Mountains, Camels Hump Group Pinney Hollow Formation in the study area contains four major unnamed members: silvery green schist, greenstone, metagraywacke, and quartzose schist. Age according to map symbols is Proterozoic and Cambrian (Walsh, 1992) per VT014.
Primary rock typegreenstone
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > GreenstoneGreenstone and actinolitic greenstone.
Map references
Nicholson, S.W., Dicken, C.L., Horton, J.D., Foose, M.P., Mueller, J.A.L., and Hon, Rudi, 2006, Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1272.
Unit references
Doll, C.G., Cady, W.M., Thompson, J.B., Jr., and Billings, M.P., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map MISCMAP-01, scale 1:250,000.
Walsh, G.J., 1992, Bedrock geology of the Fayston-Buels Gore area, central Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Bulletin, no. 13, 74 p., scale 1:24,000.
Geographic coverageAddison - Rutland - Washington - Windsor

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