A preliminary synthesis of structural, stratigraphic, and magnetic data from part of the northwest Adirondacks, New York
Open-File Report
76-281
By: M. P. Foose and C. Ervin Brown
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Abstract
Synthesis of recent work in the NW Adirondacks, New York allows the development of a coherent geologic picture. Mapping of the Precambrian rock units enables the recognition of four major units which are, from bottom to top, 1) Granitic Gneiss (alaskite), 2) Lower Marble, 3) Major Gneiss, and 4) Upper Marble. Additionally, lenses of amphibolite and granite occur as intrusives within this succession. These rock units have been complexly deformed by three major folding episodes, and by two distinctly different styles of faulting. The result has been to produce large northeast-southwest trending dome and basin structures. Patterns of magnetic intensity closely parallel distribution of rock units and provide additional information for a structural and stratigraphic synthesis-.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A preliminary synthesis of structural, stratigraphic, and magnetic data from part of the northwest Adirondacks, New York |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 76-281 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr76281 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | 25 leaves :ill. (1 folded), maps (4 folded) ;27 cm.; (22 p., 5 sheets - PGS) |
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