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| State | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Name | Tillery Formation; Metamudstone and Meta-Argillite |
| Geologic age | Cambrian/Late Proterozoic |
| Original map label | CZmd1 |
| Comments | Unit descriptions are the same for CAZmd and CAZmd1 thru 3; differentiated only by formation names. |
| Primary rock type | meta-argillite |
| Secondary rock type | meta-conglomerate |
| Other rock types | metasedimentary rock; metavolcanic rock |
| Lithologic constituents | Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetaconglomerateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetasandstoneMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > ArgilliteMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicinterbedded with metavolcanic rock |
| Map references | The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998, Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000), coverage data file geol250. The data represents the digital equivalent of the official State Geology map (1:500,000 scale), but was digitized from (1:250,000 scale) base maps. |
| Unit references | Rhodes, Thomas S., and Conrad, Stephen G., 1985, Geologic Map of North Carolina: Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Land Resources, and the NC Geological Survey, 1:500,000-scale, compiled by Brown, Philip M., et al, and Parker, John M. III, and in association with the State Geologic Map Advisory Committee. The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998, Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000), coverage data file geol250. The data represents the digital equivalent of the official State Geology map (1:500,000 scale), but was digitized from (1:250,000 scale) base maps. |
| Geographic coverage | Anson - Montgomery - Randolph - Stanly |
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