Mica Schist (NCCAZms;5)

State	North Carolina
Name	Mica Schist
Geologic age	Cambrian/Late Proterozoic
Original map label	CZms
Primary rock type	mica schist
Secondary rock type	quartzite
Other rock types	calc-silicate rock; biotite gneiss; amphibolite; phyllite
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schistMica Schist - Garnet, staurolite, kyanite, or sillimanite occur locally; lenses and layers of quartz schist Minor Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phyllite Metamorphic > Amphibolite Metamorphic > Gneiss > Biotite-gneissbiotite gneiss Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Calc-silicate-rockcalc-silicate rock Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzitemicaceous quartzite
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	Alexander - Burke - Caldwell - Catawba - Cleveland - Davie - Forsyth - Franklin - Gaston - Halifax - Iredell - Lincoln - McDowell - Polk - Rockingham - Rutherford - Stokes - Surry - Warren - Wilkes - Yadkin