| State | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Name | Sartell Gneiss |
| Geologic age | Paleoproterozoic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Schist
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > OrthogneissQuartzofeldspathic orthogneiss
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Metaconglomerate
|
| Comments | Part of the Mille Lacs and North Range Groups in the fold-and-thrust belt of the Penokean orogen (twice-deformed). Twice-deformed metasedimentary rocks at the apparent base of the Animikie basin. Part of the Geon 18 intrusions and supracrustal rocks (syn- to late Penokean orogenesis). |
| 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 | Benton - Stearns |