| State | Connecticut |
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| Name | West Rock Dolerite |
| Geologic age | Lower Jurassic |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Gabbroic > Gabbro (Diabase)Dark-gray to greenish-gray (weathers bright orange to brown), medium- to fine-grained, grading from basalt near contacts to fine-grained gabbro in the interior, generally massive with well-developed columnar jointing, composed of plagioclase and pyroxene with accessory opaques and locally devitrified glass, quartz, or olivine.
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| Comments | Part of Central Lowlands; Newark Terrane - Hartford and Pomperaug Mesozoic Basins |
| References | Rodgers, John, compiler, 1985, Bedrock Geological Map of Connecticut: Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey, Hartford, Connecticut, 2 sheets, scale 1:125,000. |
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| Counties | Hartford - New Haven |