Oella Formation

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Oella Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Proterozoic or early Cambrian
Oella Formation outcrop.jpg
Outcrop of Oella Formation located on hillside east of Governor Martin Court, Ellicott City
Type Metamorphic
Unit of Wissahickon Group
Sub-unitsSweathouse Amphibolite Member
Overlies Loch Raven Schist
Lithology
Primary Schist and gneiss
Other Amphibolite
Location
Region Piedmont of Maryland
Country United States
ExtentHoward and Baltimore Counties
Type section
Named for Oella, Maryland
Named byWillam P. Crowley, Juergen Reinhardt, and Emery T. Cleaves [1]
Year defined1976

The Oella Formation is a Late Proterozoic or early Cambrian schist in Howard and Baltimore Counties, Maryland. It is described as "Medium-grained biotite-plagioclase-muscovite-quartz schist, locally garnetiferous, interlayered on a centimeter to decimeter scale with fine-grained biotite-plagioclase-quartz gneiss, commonly bearing muscovite but less commonly garnet." [2]

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Type locality

The type locality is along the Patapsco River at Oella, southwest Baltimore County. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Crowley, W.P., Reinhardt, Juergen, and Cleaves, E.T., 1976, Geologic map of the White Marsh quadrangle, Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey, Quadrangle Geologic Map QA-4, scale 1:24,000. (online)
  2. Crowley, W.P. and Reinhardt, Juergen, 1980, Geologic map of the Ellicott City quadrangle, Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey, scale 1:24,000. (online)