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Mafic Rocks, NJ (GANJ 2004)

2004 Geological Association of New Jersey one-day field trip that looked at the Palisades Sill, Cortlandt complex (at the Stony Point Battlefield), and Late Neoproterozoic diabase dike. Volkert, R. A., Puffer, J. H., Gates, A. E., Lupulescu, M. V., Block, K. A., Steiner, J. C., and Rice, A. (2004) Road log for field trip of Proterozoic, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic mafic intrusions of Northern New Jersey and Southern New York. In Puffer, J. H. and Volkert, R. A. (eds.) Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic Intrusive Rocks of Northern New Jersey and Southeastern New York. Twenty-First Annual Meeting Geological Association of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ, pp. 108-114.

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Stop 1. Layering in the Palisades sill. Layering in Palisades sill. Stop 2. Garnets in country rock in contact with diorite. Inspecting outcrops at Stony Point battlefield.
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Examining outcrops along the railroad cut. Examining outcrops along the railroad cut. Migmatite. Stony Point. Migmatite. Stony Point.
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Migmatite. Stony Point. Stop 3. Basalt dike.    

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