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Contributing Institution
Maine Geological Survey
Document Type
Image
Identifier
70114
Description
Photo 8: Folded migmatitic gneiss of the Cape Elizabeth Formation (Oce) of the Casco Bay Group. The darker colored layers are biotite-rich mica schist (metamorphic rock), and the lighter colored layers are granite (igneous rock). The term migmatite refers to a composite rock that contains both residual metamorphic rocks, and igneous rocks that may have formed during episodes of partial melting of the surrounding metamorphic rocks. Maddock Cove, Southport.
Project Name: STATEMAP Boothbay Harbor Bedrock24k
Exact Creation Date
10-5-2021
Location
Southport
Supplemental Rights
Credit must be given to the photographer and the Maine Geological Survey when this photo is displayed, reproduced, distributed and/or used in derivative works.
Keywords
bedrock mapping; outcrop; STATEMAP