Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks (NMXs;0)

Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks

Pelitic schist, quartz-muscovite schist, immature quartzite, and subordinate amphibolite; includes parts of Vadito Group in northern New Mexico, immature metasedimentary rocks of central New Mexico, and Bullard Peak Series mixed supracrustal rocks in Burro Mountains.

State	New Mexico
Name	Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks
Geologic age	Paleoproterozoic
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Schist > Pelitic-schist Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schist > Muscovite-schist Minor Metamorphic > Amphibolite
References	New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 2003, Geologic Map of New Mexico, scale 1:500,000 (includes some new polygons, faults, and attributes not in NM001 - heads up digitizing by JHorton).
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 59219 NGMDB product page for 22974
Counties	Bernalillo - Colfax - Grant - Hidalgo - Mora - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Sierra - Socorro - Taos - Torrance - Valencia

Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks

New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 2003, Geologic Map of New Mexico, scale 1:500,000 (includes some new polygons, faults, and attributes not in NM001 - heads up digitizing by JHorton).