Baltimore Gneiss

Baltimore Gneiss
Stratigraphic range: Precambrian
Photomicrograph of Baltimore Gneiss
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesSetters Formation
Lithology
PrimaryGneiss
OtherParagneiss and amphibolite
Location
RegionPiedmont of eastern North America
Country United States
ExtentMaryland
Type section
Named forBaltimore
Outcrop of Baltimore Gneiss along the Patapsco River, Carroll County

The Baltimore Gneiss is a Precambrian geological formation in the Piedmont region of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.[1]

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