State | Minnesota |
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Name | Amphibolitic to dioritic gneiss |
Geologic age | Mesoarchean to Paleoarchean |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Orthogneiss (Amphibolite)amphibolitic to dioritic gneiss
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Comments | Part of the Minnesota River Valley subprovince (~3,100 to 3,500 Ma) of west-central and southwestern Minnesota; which includes the Montevideo, Morton, and related gneisses. |
References | Jirsa, Mark A., Boerboom, Terrence J., Chandler, Val W., Mossler, John H., Runkel, Anthony C., and Setterholm, Dale R., 2011, S-21 Geologic Map of Minnesota-Bedrock Geology; Minnesota Geological Survey, State Map Series S-21. Scale 1:500,000. |
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Counties | Chippewa - Lac qui Parle - Nobles - Pope - Stearns - Swift - Yellow Medicine |