Moretown Formation - felsic metavolcanic member (VTOmfv;0)

Moretown Formation - felsic metavolcanic member

Gray, purplish-gray, and light-gray dacitic to andesitic metavolcanic and metavolcaniclastic rocks, similar to Omwhv. Part of the metasedimentary host rocks of the North River Igneous Suite. Rocks of the Early to Late Taconic Accreted Terrane of the Rowe-Hawley Zone. Eastern allochthonous sequence, oceanic and accretionary realm, ultramafic inclusions, volcanic-arc intrusives, and volcanic rocks.

State	Vermont
Name	Moretown Formation - felsic metavolcanic member
Geologic age	Lower Ordovician to Cambrian?
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic > MetaandesiteGray, purplish-gray, and light-gray dacitic to andesitic metavolcanic and metavolcaniclastic rocks, similar to Omwhv. Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic > MetadaciteGray, purplish-gray, and light-gray dacitic to andesitic metavolcanic and metavolcaniclastic rocks, similar to Omwhv.
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

Moretown Formation - felsic metavolcanic 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.