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Motts Gneiss, Unnamed unit

Motts Gneiss, Unnamed unit - unnamed unit comprised of masses of epidote-hornblende-oligoclase mylonitic gneiss and amphibolite.
StateAlabama
NameMotts Gneiss, Unnamed unit
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labelmgna
CommentsPrinted map has units 'mgn' and 'mgna' in one description; split them up here.
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock typeamphibolite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneissepidote-hornblende-oligoclase mylonitic gneiss
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
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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