Mount Vernon, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 30' 4'' North , 69° 59' 15'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 44.50118,-69.98756 |
GeoHash: | G#: dryjpmhw5 |
Locality type: | Mountain |
Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
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Regional Geology
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Ludlow - Wenlock 423 - 433.4 Ma ID: 2887682 | Silurian Smalls Falls Formation Age: Silurian (423 - 433.4 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Smalls Falls Formation Comments: Named the Penobscot formation for Penobscot Bay, central-south ME. Consists of metamorphosed shaly sediments (slates, schists, quartzites) typically developed along nearly whole length of western shore of Penobscot Bay. Color varies from light gray through steel gray and purplish gray to black, the darker grays being predominant. Locally injected and metamorphosed by granite and diorite. Weathered surfaces usually rusty. In a few places only the rock exhibits a very perfect slaty cleavage, highly inclined to bedding planes. Conformably overlies Battie quartzite. (ME025) Unit description from USGS GEOLEX website (ME078). AA - Low rank amphibolite facies; AB - Medium rank amphibolite facies; AC - High rank amphibolite facies; E - Epidote-amphibolite facies; GS - Greenschist facies; Protolith C - Sulfidic/carbonaceous pelite Lithology: Major:{shale,sandstone}, Minor:{calc silicate rock} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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