Libertytown Metarhyolite

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Color: Libertytown Metarhyolite ranges from a dark purplish to a bluish black or red with macrophenocycts of pink and white feldspar.

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Distribution Comments:
Libertytown Metarhyolite is associated with the Libertytown Formation of Maryland. Primary exposures occur in Fredrick County, Maryland.

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