Littleton Formation (VTDl;0)

Littleton Formation

Medium-dark- to dark-gray slate interlayered with light-gray, fine-grained micaceous quartzite; in southeastern Vermont near the Vernon dome Dl is equated with DSwb and may be older than in the Bradford area. Stratified rocks of the Bronson Hill arch and Sawyer Mountain belt.

State	Vermont
Name	Littleton Formation
Geologic age	Lower Devonian
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteInterlayered with light-gray, fine-grained micaceous quartzite. Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlateMedium-dark- to dark-gray slate.
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	Orange - Windsor

Littleton Formation

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.