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Geologic units in Lincoln county, Georgia

Mica Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Mica Schist

Lithology: mica schist

Ultramafic rocks undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Ultramafic rocks undifferentiated

Lithology: ultramafic intrusive rock

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated

Lithology: granitic gneiss

Quartzite/ Mica Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

Quartzite/ Mica Schist

Lithology: quartzite; mica schist

Sillimanite Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Sillimanite Schist

Lithology: schist

Mafic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Mafic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks

Lithology: mafic metavolcanic rock; intermediate intrusive rock

Quartz Sericite Schist/ Biotitic Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.5 % of this area

Quartz Sericite Schist/ Biotitic Gneiss

Lithology: schist; biotite gneiss

Epidote Quartzite/ Amphibolite/ Sericite Schist/ Biotite Granite Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Epidote Quartzite/ Amphibolite/ Sericite Schist/ Biotite Granite Gneiss

Lithology: quartzite; amphibolite; schist; granite gneiss

Persimmon Fork Formation (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Persimmon Fork Formation: predominately metatuff

Lithology: metavolcanic rock

Granite (Carboniferous to Permian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Granite

Lithology: granite

Lincolnton Metadacite (Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lincolnton Metadacite

Lithology: felsic metavolcanic rock

Felsic Metavolcanics (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 38 % of this area

Felsic Metavolcanics

Lithology: felsic metavolcanic rock

Granite/ biotite granite/ amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Granite/ biotite granite/ amphibolite

Lithology: granite; amphibolite

Granite Gneiss/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Granite Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Lithology: granitic gneiss; amphibolite

Sericite Schist/ Amphibolite/ Granite gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Sericite Schist/ Amphibolite/ Granite gneiss

Lithology: schist; amphibolite; granitic gneiss

Little River Sequence, metasedimentary rocks (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Little River Sequence, metasedimentary rocks: white-mica schist and phyllite, metatuff, quartz-muscovite schist, and minor quartzite

Lithology: mica schist; phyllite; metavolcanic rock; schist; quartzite

Granite undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Granite undifferentiated

Lithology: granite

Porphyritic granite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Porphyritic granite

Lithology: granite

Meta-argillite/ Sericite phyllite/ Metavolcanics (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Meta-argillite/ Sericite phyllite/ Metavolcanics

Lithology: metasedimentary rock; phyllite; metavolcanic rock

Granite Gneiss/ Granite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Granite Gneiss/ Granite

Lithology: granitic gneiss; granite

Metadacite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Metadacite

Lithology: metavolcanic rock

Richtex Formation (Ordovician to Middle Cambrian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Richtex Formation: laminated metamudstone; contains Middle Cambrian or younger sponge spicules

Lithology: metasedimentary rock

Sericite Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Sericite Schist

Lithology: schist

Mylonitic rocks of Modoc Fault Zone (Late Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Mylonitic rocks of Modoc Fault Zone: mylonite gneiss

Lithology: mylonite

Gabbro (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Gabbro

Lithology: gabbro