Chilhowee Group; Upper Chilhowee (NCCAcu;2)

State	North Carolina
Name	Chilhowee Group; Upper Chilhowee
Geologic age	Cambrian
Original map label	Ccu
Primary rock type	arenite
Secondary rock type	siltstone
Other rock types	shale; sand
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)vitreous quartz arenite, white to light gray Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)interbedded sandy siltstone and shale Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)interbedded sandy siltstone
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	Avery - Burke - McDowell - Madison - Mitchell - Yancey