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Saxe Brook Dolomite

Saxe Brook Dolomite - Sandy gray dolomite, sandstone containing dolomitic cement, and pure dolomite; on west limb of St. Albans synclinorium.
StateVermont
NameSaxe Brook Dolomite
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCsb
CommentsPart of Champlain and Vermont Valleys
Primary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonesandy gray dolomite, sandstone containing dolomitic cement
Sedimentary > Carbonate > DolostoneSandy gray dolomite, sandstone containing dolomitic cement, and pure dolomite.
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.
Geographic coverageFranklin

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