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Geologic units in Laurens county, South Carolina

[Additional scientific data in this geographic area]

Mylonite gneiss (Late Paleozoic) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Mylonite gneiss

Lithology: mylonite

Philson Crossroads complex (undetermined) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Philson Crossroads complex: biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss having interlayers of amphibolite and metagranite

Lithology: biotite gneiss; amphibolite

Sillimanite-mica schist and muscovite-biotite schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Sillimanite-mica schist and muscovite-biotite schist: thin to thick layered sillimanite-mica schist and sillimanite-bearing muscovite-biotite schist

Lithology: mica schist

Gray Court metagranite (Devonian) at surface, covers 10 % of this area

Gray Court metagranite: foliated, medium-grained, equigranular to porphyritic biotite granite

Lithology: granite

biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss of the Whitmire reentrant (Cambrian and/or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 25 % of this area

Biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss of the Whitmire reentrant: biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss

Lithology: biotite gneiss

Biotite gneiss and muscovite-biotite gneiss (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Biotite gneiss and muscovite-biotite gneiss: layered biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss

Lithology: biotite gneiss

Granite sheets near Joanna (Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.5 % of this area

Granite sheets near Joanna

Lithology: granitic gneiss

Granite (Carboniferous to Permian) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Granite

Lithology: granite

Gneiss of Laurens area (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 30 % of this area

Gneiss of Laurens area: biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss and interlayers locally containing hornblende, sillimanite, microcline, and muscovite

Lithology: gneiss

Biotite quartz-plagioclase gneiss (Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Biotite quartz-plagioclase gneiss: biotite quartz-plagioclase gneiss with minor interlayers of amphibolite gneiss and mica schist

Lithology: biotite gneiss; amphibolite; schist

Amphibolite and amphibolite gneiss (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Amphibolite and amphibolite gneiss

Lithology: amphibolite; gneiss

Metamorphosed granitoid rocks, undivided (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Metamorphosed granitoid rocks, undivided

Lithology: granitoid

Metamorphosed granite and granodiorite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Metamorphosed granite and granodiorite

Lithology: granite; granodiorite

Metagabbro and minor metadiorite (Middle Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Metagabbro and minor metadiorite

Lithology: gabbro

Reedy River complex (Paleozoic) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Reedy River complex: gneissic biotite granite to granodiorite

Lithology: granitic gneiss

Granite- Cold Point pluton (Carboniferous to Permian) at surface, covers 0.8 % of this area

Granite- Cold Point pluton

Lithology: granite

Sillimanite schist and sillimanite-mica schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Sillimanite schist and sillimanite-mica schist: sillimanite-rich aluminous schist composed mainly of sillimanite, biotite, muscovite, and minor quartz

Lithology: schist

Biotite gneiss with interlayered marble, calcsilicate gneiss, sillimanite-muscovite schist, and garnet-quartz rock (undetermined) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Biotite gneiss having interlayered marble, calc-silicate rock, sillimanite-muscovite schist, and garnet-quartz rock

Lithology: biotite gneiss; marble; schist; calc-silicate rock

Enoree melange, Cedar Shoals gneiss and Cross Anchor mafic complex (undetermined) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Enoree melange, Cedar Shoals gneiss and Cross Anchor mafic complex: Cedar Shoals gneiss is biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss interpreted as metagraywacke; interlayered felsic gneiss interpreted as metavolcanic rock.

Lithology: gneiss

Amphibolite and interlayered biotite gneiss, hornblende gneiss and minor mica schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Amphibolite and interlayered gneiss, hornblende gneiss and minor mica schist

Lithology: amphibolite; gneiss; schist