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Dadeville Complex; Agricola Schist

Agricola Schist - biotiite +/- garnet +/- sillimanite-feldspar-quartz schist, interlayered with thin-bedded dark-brown hornblende amphibolite; contains pegmatite pods and veins.
StateAlabama
NameDadeville Complex; Agricola Schist
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labelda
Primary rock typequartz-feldspar schist
Secondary rock typeamphibolite
Other rock typespegmatite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Amphibolite (Amphibolite)dark-brown hornblende amphibolite
Metamorphic > Schistbiotiite +/- garnet +/- sillimanite-feldspar-quartz schist
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Leucocratic-granitic > Pegmatitepegmatite pods and veins.
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 coverageChambers - Tallapoosa

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