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Rawsonville trondhjemite gneiss
Chalky-white to light-gray-weathering, medium- to coarse-grained biotite metatrondhjemite and aplite (Y1rta). Dated sample with U-Pb zircon SHRIMP age of 1,367±16 Ma, no. 3 (Ratcliffe and others, 1991; Aleinikoff and others, 2011) from crest of Bromley Mountain; U-Pb zircon age of 1,348±3 Ma, no. 6 (Ratcliffe and others, 1991). South Londonderry Igneous Suite (Middle and Early Mesoproterozoic) (1,393±9 Ma to 1,309±6 Ma). Mount Holly Complex intrusive rocks. Rocks of the Green Mountain and Lincoln Mountain massifs and eastern domes.
State |
Vermont |
Name |
Rawsonville trondhjemite gneiss |
Geologic age |
Early Mesoproterozoic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > ParagneissChalky-white to light-gray-weathering, medium- to coarse-grained biotite metatrondhjemite.
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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 |
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Counties |
Bennington - Rutland - Windham - Windsor
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