| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| Name | Ultramafic Rocks |
| Geologic age | Early Paleozoic - Late Precambrian (?) |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Serpentinite
Incidental
Igneous > Plutonic > Ultramafic > Peridotite
Igneous > Plutonic > Ultramafic > Pyroxenite
Igneous > Plutonic > Ultramafic > Peridotite > Dunite
Igneous > Plutonic > Gabbroic > Gabbro
|
| References | Cleaves, E.T., Edwards, J., Jr., and Glaser, J.D., 1968, Geologic Map of Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, Maryland, scale 1:250,000.In 1995 the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey digitized the geologic map of Maryland from the 1968 paper map (Reference MD001). Information about products from the Maryland Geological Survey can be found at http://www.mgs.md.gov/. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Baltimore - Carroll - Cecil - Harford - Howard - Montgomery - Baltimore |