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Contributing Institution

Maine Geological Survey

Document Type

Image

Identifier

72147

Description

Photo 11: Deformed migmatite from the migmatitic pelitic schist member of the Bucksport Formation (Sbmp). The darker colored layers are sillimanite-bearing, biotite-rich mica schist (metamorphic rock) and the lighter colored portions of the rock 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. Sillimanite is an aluminous metamorphic index mineral whose presence indicates these rocks were once heated to over 900°F during metamorphism. East side of Greenland Cove, Bremen.
Project Name: STATEMAP Louds Island Bedrock24k

Exact Creation Date

6-27-2022

Location

Bremen

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; Louds Island

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