Setters Formation

The Setters Formation is a geological formation in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.[1]

Setters Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Precambrian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGlenarm Group
Sub-unitsUnnamed upper, middle, and lower members
UnderliesCockeysville Marble
OverliesBaltimore Gneiss
Lithology
PrimaryMica-schist
OtherMuscovite-gneiss and quartzite
Location
RegionPiedmont of eastern North America
Country United States
ExtentMaryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware

References

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