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Hillabee Greenstone

Hillabee Greenstone - pale-green to light-olive-brown massive, fine-grained greenstone interbedded locally with well-foliated mafic phyllite.
StateAlabama
NameHillabee Greenstone
Geologic agePaleozoic
Original map labelhgs
CommentsPrinted map has units 'hgs' and 'hgsf' in one description, split them up here.
Primary rock typegreenstone
Secondary rock typephyllite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phylliteinterbedded locally with well-foliated mafic phyllite
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Greenstone
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 coverageChilton - Clay - Cleburne - Coosa - Talladega

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