| State | Maine |
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| Name | Devonian Seboomook Formation, unnamed pelite |
| Geologic age | Devonian |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > MudstoneW - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith A - Pelite
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| Comments | Revised as a formation of the Seboomook Group to follow usage of Pollock (1987). Occurs in central Maine trough in west-central ME. Consists of sulfidic schist interbedded with metasandstone and metasiltstone and local metaconglomerate. (ME004) Unit description from USGS GEOLEX website (ME078). AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies; Protolith C - Sulfidic/carbonaceous pelite. |
| References | Osberg, P.H., Hussey, A.M., and Boone, G.M., 1985, Bedrock geologic map of Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Dept. of Conserv., scale 1:500,000. |
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| Counties | Aroostook - Piscataquis |