Metaconglomerate and Metaquartzite (SDXcq;0)

Metaconglomerate and Metaquartzite

Light-gray to gray, conglomeratic and feldspathic schist, biotite schist, taconite, and phyllite. Individual conglomerate and fanglomerate tongues from 100-500 ft (30-152 m) thick. Total thickness over 10,000 ft (3,048 m).

State	South Dakota
Name	Metaconglomerate and Metaquartzite
Geologic age	Early Proterozoic
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Schistconglomeratic and feldspathic schist, biotite schist Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phyllite Sedimentary > Chemical > Banded-iron-formation (Bed)Taconite=iron-formation
References	Martin, J.E., Sawyer, J.F., Fahrenbach, M.D., Tomhave, D.W., and Schulz, L.D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey, GM 10, scale 1:500,000.
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 72317
Counties	Lawrence - Meade - Pennington

Metaconglomerate and Metaquartzite

Martin, J.E., Sawyer, J.F., Fahrenbach, M.D., Tomhave, D.W., and Schulz, L.D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey, GM 10, scale 1:500,000.