State | Maine |
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Name | Silurian Leighton Formation, mafic to felsic volcanic rock member |
Geologic age | Silurian |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanicGS - Greenschist facies; Protolith W - Mafic to felsic volcanic rocks
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanicGS - Greenschist facies; Protolith W - Mafic to felsic volcanic rocks
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Comments | Secondary unit description from USGS Geologic Names lexicon (re. ME078): Used as Early Silurian(?) Greenvale Cove Formation. Consists of grayish-violet interlaminated metashale, feldspathic metasandstone, and calc-silicate rock of Piermont allochthon of western NH. GS - Greenschist facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; Protolith J - Calcareous lithic sandstone |
Stratigraphic units | Pembroke Group |
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 | Washington |