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Dadeville Complex; Waverly Gneiss

Waverly Gneiss - feldspathic biotite-hornblende gneiss with thin layers of amphibolite, calc-silicate rock, garnet quartzite, and muscovite schist; locally rich in manganese.
StateAlabama
NameDadeville Complex; Waverly Gneiss
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labeldwgn
Primary rock typemafic gneiss
Secondary rock typeamphibolite
Other rock typesquartzite; mica schist; calc-silicate rock
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneissfeldspathic biotite-hornblende gneiss
Minor
Metamorphic > Amphibolite (Amphibolite)
Incidental
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Calc-silicate-rockcalc-silicate rock
Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schist > Muscovite-schistmuscovite schist
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzitegarnet quartzite
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 - Lee - Tallapoosa

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