State | Maine |
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Name | Ordovician - Cambrian Saint Daniel Formation, quartzite and red and green shale |
Geologic age | Ordovician - Cambrian |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalered and green shale; W - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith F - Quartz sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > SandstoneW - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith F - Quartz sandstone
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Comments | W - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith Q - Interbedded pelite and sandstone |
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 |