- Usage in publication:
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- Ames monzodiorite
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Monzodiorite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Pg. 1895, 1901-1902. Ames monzodiorite listed in chronology of White Mountain magma series as older than Endicott diorite (new) and younger than Gilmanton monzodiorite (new). Described as gray medium-grained monzodiorite composed primarily of feldspar and hornblende, with some biotite. Suggested age is Devonian or Carboniferous.
Occupies small area northwest of Ames station, Belknap Mountains, NH.
Source: US geologic names lexicons (USGS Bull. 896, p. 46; USGS Bull. 1200, p. 78-79).
- Usage in publication:
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- Ames monzodiorite
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- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Pg. 73. Ames monzodiorite. Included in a discussion of White Mountain plutonic-volcanic series of Mississippian(?) age.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 78-79).
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