Setters Formation Explained

Setters Formation
Type:metamorphic
Prilithology:Mica-schist
Otherlithology:Muscovite-gneiss and quartzite
Region:Piedmont of eastern North America
Unitof:Glenarm Group
Extent:Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Age:late Precambrian
Underlies:Cockeysville Marble
Overlies:Baltimore Gneiss

The Setters Formation is a geological formation that is located in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in the United States. The formation is metamorphic and consists of a complex suite of schist, gneiss, and quartzite.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Geologic map of the Towson Quadrangle, Maryland. Crowley. William P.. Cleaves. Emery T.. 1974. 1:24000. Maryland Geological Survey.