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| State | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Name | Chickamauga Limestone |
| Geologic age | Ordovician |
| Original map label | Oc |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | conglomerate |
| Other rock types | chert; shale; dolostone (dolomite); quartzite |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Chickamauga Limestone - Medium to dark-gray thick to thin-bedded partly argillaceous, locally fossiliferous limestone. Minor
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)Attalla Chert -- conglomerate of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders of chert and rare dolomite and quartzite in a sand-sized chert and quartz matrix Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Attalla Chert -- conglomerate of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders of chert and rare dolomite and quartzite in a sand-sized chert and quartz matrix Incidental
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite (Bed)Attalla Chert -- conglomerate of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders of chert and rare dolomite and quartzite in a sand-sized chert and quartz matrix Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)Attalla Chert -- conglomerate of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders of chert and rare dolomite and quartzite in a sand-sized chert and quartz matrix Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) |
| Map references | Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery; T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
| Unit references | Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery; T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
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