Geology of Massachusetts
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geology-of-massachusetts-170-12020906
title:
Geology of Massachusetts
text:
The geology of Massachusetts includes numerous units of volcanic, intrusive igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks formed within the last 1.2 billion years. The oldest formations are gneiss rocks in the Berkshires, which were metamorphosed from older rocks during the Proterozoic Grenville orogeny as the proto-North American continent Laurentia collided against proto-South America. Throughout the Paleozoic, overlapping the rapid diversification of multi-cellular life, a series of six island a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Massachusetts
date created:
2010-11-30T03:45:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:07:16Z
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13
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