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  • Usage in publication:
    • Cedar Hill serpentinite
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Serpentinite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Lapham, D.M., 1960, Geology of the Cedar Hill serpentine quarry, IN Some tectonic and structural problems of the Appalachian Piedmont along the Susquehanna River; Guidebook for the 25th annual field conference of Pennsylvania geologists: Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, no. 25, p. 35-36.


Summary:

Named for Cedar Hill, Cecil Co., northeastern MD. Occurs within easternmost of two serpentinite belts that trend from northeast MD into southeastern PA. Contact with Peters Creek schist lies just north of Cedar Hill quarry; further to the east, serpentinite is in contact with Wissahickon schist. Age is early Paleozoic based on ages of schists.

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


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