State | Vermont |
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Name | Waits River Formation - slate and phyllite member |
Geologic age | Lower Devonian and Upper Silurian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > PhyllitePredominantly dark- to light-gray, lustrous, carbonaceous chlorite-biotite-muscovite-quartz slate, phyllite, or schist.
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlatePredominantly dark- to light-gray, lustrous, carbonaceous chlorite-biotite-muscovite-quartz slate, phyllite, or schist.
Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schistPredominantly dark- to light-gray, lustrous, carbonaceous chlorite-biotite-muscovite-quartz slate, phyllite, or schist.
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestoneSparse layers of punky-weathering limestone.
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Counties | Orange - Windham - Windsor |