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Geologic units in Prince George county, Virginia

Potomac Formation (Cretaceous) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

Potomac Formation - Pebbly, poorly sorted quartzo-feldspathic sand interbedded with sandy clay and silt; minor organic-rich clay and silt

Lithology: sand; clay or mud; silt

Chesapeake Group (Tertiary) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

Chesapeake Group - Fine- to coarse-grained sand, silt, clay; variably shelly and diatomaceous

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud

Alluvium (Quaternary) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Alluvium - Poorly sorted organic material, clay, sand, and rounded pebbles and cobbles

Lithology: alluvium; clay or mud; sand

Charles City Formation (Quaternary) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Charles City Formation - Interbedded sand, silt, clay and minor gravel; at altitudes to 70-80 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

Lower Tertiary Deposits (Tertiary) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lower Tertiary Deposits - Glauconitic quartz sand and clay-silt, shelly in part, minor sandy limestone and limey sand; may include the following formations: Brightseat, Aquia, Marlboro, Nanjemay, and Piney Point (Pamunkey Group); and Old Church.

Lithology: sand; silt; limestone

Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member (Quaternary) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member - Pebbly to bouldery, clayey sand and shelly sand, at altitudes to 30 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: sand

Chuckatuck Formation (Quaternary) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Chuckatuck Formation - Interbedded gravel, sand, silt, clay, and minor peat; at altitudes to 50-60 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud; peat

Tabb Formation; Lynnhaven Member (Quaternary) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Tabb Formation; Lynnhaven Member - Pebbly and cobbly sand grading upward into muddy, fine sand and silt, at altitudes to 15-18 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: sand; silt

Bacons Castle Formation (Tertiary) at surface, covers 61 % of this area

Bacons Castle Formation - Gravel grading upward into sand and sandy clayey silt

Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud

Shirley Formation (Quaternary) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Shirley Formation - Interbedded gravel, sand, silt, clay, and peat; at altitudes to 35-45 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud; peat

Quaternary and Tertiary Deposits (Tertiary-Quaternary) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Quaternary and Tertiary Deposits - Tabb through Windsor Formations and alluvial/tidal prism deposits.

Lithology: sand; gravel; silt; clay or mud; peat; alluvium

Windsor Formation (Tertiary-Quaternary) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Windsor Formation - Interbedded gravel, sand, silt, and clay; at altitudes to 85-95 ft. (top of unit).

Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud