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Fort Payne Shale; Lavender Shale Member

Fort Payne Shale (Mfp) with Lavender Shale Member (Mls)
StateGeorgia
NameFort Payne Shale; Lavender Shale Member
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMls
CommentsRidge and Valley sedimentary rocks
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
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.
Geographic coverageCatoosa - Floyd - Whitfield

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