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Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones

Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones - crushed schistose rock; includes sericite-graphite-rich rocks.
StateAlabama
NameMylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labelcr
CommentsUnits 'my, bm, and cr' are all descibed under the one heading of 'Mylonitic and Cataclastic...ect...'; they do not have individual names....so used the same unit name for all three.
Primary rock typemylonite
Secondary rock typecataclasite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Tectonite > Cataclasitecrushed schistose rock; includes sericite-graphite-rich rocks.
Tectonite > Mylonitecrushed schistose rock; includes sericite-graphite-rich rocks.
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.
Geographic coverageLee

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