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Morses Line Formation

Morses Line Formation - Calcareous and non-calcareous slate; local lenses of thin-bedded limestone, limestone conglomerate, and dolomite; in St. Albans synclinorium.
StateVermont
NameMorses Line Formation
Geologic ageOrdovician
Original map labelOml
CommentsPart of Champlain and Vermont Valleys, Trenton Group
Primary rock typeslate
Secondary rock typelimestone
Other rock typesconglomerate; dolostone (dolomite)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Slatecalcareous and non-calcareous slate
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)limestone conglomerate
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
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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