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Contributing Institution
Maine Geological Survey
Document Type
Image
Identifier
10847
Description
Photo 1: View looking down on a horizontal pavement outcrop of felsic gneisses of the Nehumkeag Pond Formation (Onp). Gneiss is a high-grade metamorphic rock that is characterized by alternating light and dark layers. In this rock, the light layers are rich in the minerals quartz and feldspar, whereas the darker colored layers contain an abundance of biotite (black mica). Approximately 480 feet west-northwest of the intersection of Highland Road and Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick.
Project Name: Bedrock Geology 24k Lisbon Falls South
Exact Creation Date
7-23-2018
Location
Brunswick
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 geology; STATEMAP; Lisbon Falls South