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Ultramafic rock

Ultramafic rock - ultramafic pods and sheets, principally enstatite-hypersthene pyroxenite with hornblende and actinolite alteration assemblages.
StateAlabama
NameUltramafic rock
Geologic agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
Original map labelum
Primary rock typepyroxenite
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Ultramafic > Pyroxeniteultramafic pods and sheets, principally enstatite-hypersthene pyroxenite with hornblende and actinolite alteration assemblages.
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 coverageClay - Coosa

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