- Usage in publication:
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- Echo Pond granitic complex
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Granite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Named the Echo Pond granitic complex for Echo Pond, Island Pond area, VT. Complex contains a variety of igneous rocks in which granite dominates; also contains rocks of gabbroic and dioritic nature. The Echo Pond measures 8 miles by 7 miles in the west-central portion of study area. Metasedimentary rocks enclose the complex to the north and east. The Echo Pond is of Devonian age.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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