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Garnet-bearing gneiss and interlayered quartzite

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Contains varying amounts of biotite, garnet, sillimanite; minor marble, amphibolite, rusty paragneiss.
State New York
Name Garnet-bearing gneiss and interlayered quartzite
Geologic age Middle Proterozoic
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Metamorphic > GneissGarnet-bearing gneiss, rusty paragneiss
Incidental
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > Marble
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Paragneiss
References

Fisher, D.W., Isachsen, Y.W., and Rickard, L.V., 1970, Geologic Map of New York State, consisting of 5 sheets: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Hudson-Mohawk, Adirondack, and Lower Hudson, New York State Museum and Science Service, Map and Chart Series No. 15, scale 1:250,000.
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Counties Dutchess - Orange - Putnam - Rockland - Westchester