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Conasauga Group; Upper unit; limestone and shale unit

Conasauga Group; Upper unit; limestone and shale unit: Includes limestone and shale unit (Ccsl). Possible equivalent of the Maryville Limestone and Nolichucky Shale of Tennessee with a dolostone member (Ccd).
StateGeorgia
NameConasauga Group; Upper unit; limestone and shale unit
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCcsl
CommentsRidge and Valley sedimentary rocks
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typelimestone
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Map references
Lawton, D.E., and others, 1976, Geologic Map of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey, scale = 1:500,000.
Unit references
Lawton, D.E., and others, 1976, Geologic Map of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey, scale = 1:500,000.
USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)
Geographic coverageBartow - Catoosa - Floyd - Gordon - Murray - Walker - Whitfield

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