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  • Usage in publication:
    • Burlington Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Gneiss
    • Quartzite
    • Amphibolite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Bell, K.G., and Alvord, D.C., 1976, Pre-Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Massachusetts, IN Page, L.R., ed., Contributions to the stratigraphy of New England: Geological Society of America Memoir, 148, p. 179-216.


Summary:

Burlington Formation named. Consists of gneiss, quartzite, amphibolite, and metamorphosed boulder conglomerate. Unit is white, pale-gray, dark with white pin-stripe. Contains relict sedimentary structures. 300 m thick at type section. Overlies Greenleaf Mountain Formation and Middlesex Fells Volcanic Complex; underlies Marlboro Formation. Age is pre-Silurian (late Precambrian? to Ordovician?).

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Burlington Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Age modified
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Goldsmith, Richard, 1980, Stratigraphic names in the New London area, southeastern Connecticut; a revision, IN Sohl, N.F., and Wright, W.B., Changes in stratigraphic nomenclature by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1502-A, p. A91-A103.


Summary:

Age of Burlington Formation changed from pre-Silurian to Proterozoic Z.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Burlington Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Not used
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Zen, E-an (editor), Goldsmith, Richard (compiler), Ratcliffe, N.M. (compiler), Robinson, Peter (compiler), Stanley, R.S. (compiler), Hatch, N.L., Jr., Shride, A.F., Weed, E.G.A., and Wones, D.R., 1983, Bedrock geologic map of Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey [State Geologic Map], 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000


Summary:

Burlington Formation not shown on map. [No explanation. Still good usage.]

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Burlington Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Not used
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Goldsmith, Richard, 1991, Stratigraphy of the Milford-Dedham zone, eastern Massachusetts; an Avalonian terrane, Chapter E, IN Hatch, N.L., Jr., ed., The bedrock geology of Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 1366-E-J, p. E1-E62.


Summary:

Burlington Formation as defined by Bell and Alvord (1976) was included in Westboro Formation on MA State bedrock geologic map by Zen and others (1983) because of its similar quartzitic composition and to decrease the number of small or thin units on the State map. Report includes geologic maps and correlation charts. [Burlington still good usage; no intent to abandon stated. Chapters A-J in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1366 are intended as explanations and (or) revisions to 1:250,000-scale MA State bedrock geologic map of Zen and others (1983).]

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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