Title

Bedrock Freeport Photo 8

Creator

David P. West Jr.

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Contributing Institution

Maine Geological Survey

Document Type

Image

Identifier

9713

Description

Photo 8: View towards the north of nearly vertically dipping layers of light gray impure quartzite and darker gray mica-rich phyllite in the Cape Elizabeth Formation (Ocep). These rocks represent metamorphosed fine-grained sand and mud that was originally deposited in horizontal layers on the ocean floor in Ordovician time. Folding during Devonian compressional deformation flipped these rocks into their present-day near-vertical orientation. Shoreline exposure approximately 1000 feet west of Curtis Cove, Harpswell.
Project Name: Bedrock Geology 24k Freeport

Exact Creation Date

8-10-2017

Location

Harpswell

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.