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  • Usage in publication:
    • Cherry Hill Granite*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Granite
    • Alaskite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Toulmin, Priestley, 1964, Bedrock geology of the Salem quadrangle and vicinity, Massachusetts, IN Geology of selected quadrangles in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1163-A, p. A1-A79.


Summary:

Named for Cherry Hill in Danvers, Salem quad, eastern MA. Occurs near Cherry Hill, along Burley Street, and at Beverly Airport, all in Danvers. Consists of altered, pink-weathering, coarse-grained alaskite granite, composed essentially of milky quartz and pink-weathering microperthite. Intrudes Wenham Monzonite (new). Age is late(?) Paleozoic.

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Cherry Hill Granite*
  • Modifications:
    • Age modified
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • New England province
Publication:

Goldsmith, Richard, Wones, D.R., and Shride, A.F., 1982, Stratigraphic names in eastern Massachusetts and adjacent states, IN Stratigraphic notes, 1980-1982: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1529-H, p. H57-H72.


Summary:

Cherry Hill Granite intrudes Wenham Monzonite and is thus at least slightly younger than Wenham. Wenham is considered to be part of a suite of alkalic plutons, including Peabody Granite, having Devonian radiometric ages (R.E. Zartman, 1981, written commun; Lyons and Krueger, 1976).

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Cherry Hill Granite*
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • 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:

Used as Cherry Hill Granite of Devonian age. Intrudes Middle Devonian Wenham Monzonite.

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


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