| State | Maine |
|---|---|
| Name | Devonian Carrabassett Formation |
| Geologic age | Devonian |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > SchistProtolith A- Pelite; AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies.
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetasandstoneProtolith A- Pelite; AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies.
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetasiltstoneProtolith A- Pelite; AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies.
Metamorphic > GneissProtolith A- Pelite; AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies.
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| Comments | GS - Greenschist facies; Protolith S - interbedded pelite, sandstone, and limestone and/or dolostone |
| Stratigraphic units | Seboomook Group |
| References | Osberg, P.H., Hussey, A.M., and Boone, G.M., 1985, Bedrock geologic map of Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Dept. of Conserv., scale 1:500,000.US Geological Survey, 2005, National Geologic Map Database, Geologic Names Lexicon "GEOLEX", http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Franklin - Oxford - Penobscot - Piscataquis - Somerset |