| State | Maine |
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| Name | Ordovician graywacke of the Depot Mountain sequence |
| Geologic age | Ordovician |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > GraywackeW - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith K - Calcareous feldspathic sandstone
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| Comments | Named for Chase Lake, Piscataquis Co., north-central ME. Consists of a lower member composed of slate and graywacke and an upper member composed of conglomerate and graywacke. Thickness is at least 610 m. Unconformably overlies Chase Brook Formation; conformably underlies Bluffer Pond Formation. (ME017) Unit description from USGS GEOLEX website (ME078). W - Weakly metamorphosed; contains local occurrences of prehnite and pumpellyite; Protolith A - 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.Roy, D.C., 1989, The Depot Mountain Formation; Transition from syn- to post-Taconian basin along the Baie Verte-Brompton line in northwestern Maine, IN Tucker, R.D., and Marvinney, T.G., eds., Studies in Maine geology; structure and stratigraphy; Volume 2: Maine Geological Survey, p. 85-99.US Geological Survey, 2005, National Geologic Map Database, Geologic Names Lexicon "GEOLEX", http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/. |
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| Counties | Aroostook |