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Kowaliga Gneiss

Kowaliga Gneiss - coarse-grained granodiorite to quartz monzonite with large plagioclase augen; generally shared among margins.
StateAlabama
NameKowaliga Gneiss
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labelkgn
Primary rock typegranodiorite
Secondary rock typequartz monzonite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Syenitic > Quartz-monzonitecoarse-grained granodiorite to quartz monzonite with large plagioclase augen
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodioritecoarse-grained granodiorite to quartz monzonite with large plagioclase augen
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 coverageCoosa - Elmore - Tallapoosa

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