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Sweetsburg Formation, Skeels Corners Slate and Mill River Conglomerate Members Undifferentiated

Sweetsburg Formation, Skeels Corners Slate and Mill River Conglomerate Members Undifferentiated - Black slate; local dolomite, sandstone, dolomite conglomerate, limestone bioherm, limestone, and calcareous shale. The Mill River is a basal limestone conglomerate.
StateVermont
NameSweetsburg Formation, Skeels Corners Slate and Mill River Conglomerate Members Undifferentiated
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCssm
CommentsPart of Champlain and Vermont Valleys
Primary rock typeslate
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock typessandstone; conglomerate; limestone; shale
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Calcareous)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostonelocal dolomite, dolomite conglomerate
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Slate
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelimestone bioherm, limestone, the Mill River is a basal limestone conglomerate.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomeratedolomite conglomerate, the Mill River is a basal limestone conglomerate.
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 coverageChittenden - Franklin

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