Bedrock geologic map of the Uxbridge quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and Providence County, Rhode Island
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- Document: Report
- Plate: Sim 3295 (pdf)
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Abstract
The bedrock geology of the 7.5-minute Uxbridge quadrangle consists of Neoproterozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks of the Avalon zone. In this area, rocks of the Avalon zone lie within the core of the Milford antiform, south and east of the terrane-bounding Bloody Bluff fault zone. Permian pegmatite dikes and quartz veins occur throughout the quadrangle. The oldest metasedimentary rocks include the Blackstone Group, which represents a Neoproterozoic peri-Gondwanan marginal shelf sequence. The metasedimentary rocks are intruded by Neoproterozoic arc-related plutonic rocks of the Rhode Island batholith.
This report presents mapping by G.J. Walsh. The complete report consists of a map, text pamphlet, and GIS database. The map and text pamphlet are available only as downloadable files (see frame at right). The GIS database is available for download in ESRI™ shapefile and Google Earth™ formats, and includes contacts of bedrock geologic units, faults, outcrops, structural geologic information, geochemical data, and photographs.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Bedrock geologic map of the Uxbridge quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Map |
| Series number | 3295 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sim3295 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | Pamphlet: iv, 36 p.; 1 Plate: 54.0 x 36.0 inches; Downloads Directory |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts, Rhode Island |
| County | Providence County, Worcester County |
| Other Geospatial | Uxbridge quadrangle |
| Datum | North American Datum of 1927 |
| Projection | Polyconic projection |
| Scale | 24000 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |