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Phyllite and Schist

Phyllite and Schist - minor biotite and pyrite; includes phyllonite, sheared fine-grained metasediment and metavolcanic rock.
StateNorth Carolina
NamePhyllite and Schist
Geologic ageCambrian/Late Proterozoic
Original map labelCZph
Primary rock typephyllite
Secondary rock typeschist
Other rock typesphyllonite; metasedimentary rock; metavolcanic rock
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > SchistSchist - minor biotite and pyrite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > PhyllitePhyllite - minor biotite and pyrite
Minor
Tectonite > Mylonite > Phyllonite
Incidental
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicmetavolcanic rock
Metamorphic > Metasedimentarysheared fine-grained metasediment
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 coverageAnson - Cabarrus - Caswell - Chatham - Davidson - Davie - Harnett - Johnston - Lee - Mecklenburg - Moore - Orange - Person - Randolph - Richmond - Rockingham - Rowan - Stanly - Union - Vance - Wake - Yadkin

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