Battleground Formation (NCZbt;4)

State	North Carolina
Name	Battleground Formation
Geologic age	Late Proterozoic
Original map label	Zbt
Primary rock type	schist
Secondary rock type	metavolcanic rock
Other rock types	metasedimentary rock; quartzite; granofels
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Schistquartz-sericite schist Minor Metamorphicgarnet-quartz rock Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzitekyanite-sillimanite quartzite Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Metaconglomeratequartz-pebble metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicmetavolcanic 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	Catawba - Cleveland - Gaston - Iredell - Lincoln