Portage Lake Volcanics of Keweenawan Supergroup (MI)
Portage Lake Volcanics of Bergland Group of Keweenawan Supergroup (MI*,WI*)
Mesoproterozoic*
10 mi south of Ahmeek quadrangle, Houghton Co., northwestern MI (Upper Peninsula). Named from Portage Lake (White and others, 1953).
Lake Superior region*
Wisconsin arch*
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