Moosalamoo Formation - feldspathic quartzite and granofels member (VTCAZmf;0)

Moosalamoo Formation - feldspathic quartzite and granofels member

Gray to dark-gray, biotite-albite-quartz granofels and flaser-bedded tan to gray feldspathic quartzite; the latter resembles similar rocks of the Dalton Formation (CZdfq), whereas the former resembles albitic rocks of the Hoosac Formation (CZhab). Cover rocks of the Lincoln Mountain massif and northwestern flank of the Green Mountain massif.

State	Vermont
Name	Moosalamoo Formation - feldspathic quartzite and granofels member
Geologic age	Lower Cambrian and Neoproterozoic
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteFlaser-bedded tan to gray feldspathic quartzite. Metamorphic > Granoblastic > GranofelsGray to dark-gray, biotite-albite-quartz granofels.
References	Ratcliffe, N.M., Stanley, R.S., Gale., M.H., Thompson, P.J., and Walsh, G.J., 2011, Bedrock geologic map of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3184, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sim3184
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 96860
Counties	Addison - Rutland

Moosalamoo Formation - feldspathic quartzite and granofels member

Ratcliffe, N.M., Stanley, R.S., Gale., M.H., Thompson, P.J., and Walsh, G.J., 2011, Bedrock geologic map of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3184, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000.