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Gneiss of Laurens area

Gneiss of Laurens area: biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss and interlayers locally containing hornblende, sillimanite, microcline, and muscovite
StateSouth Carolina
NameGneiss of Laurens area
Geologic ageCambrian or Neoproterozoic
Original map labelCZgl
CommentsWestern Piedmont, layered and stratified rocks
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneiss > Biotite-gneiss
Map references
Horton, J.Wright, and Dicken, Connie L., 2001, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-298, CD
Unit references
Horton, J.Wright, and Dicken, Connie L., 2001, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-298, CD
Geographic coverageAbbeville - Anderson - Greenville - Greenwood - Laurens - Spartanburg - Union

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