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Tallulah Falls Formation, gneiss and schist

Tallulah Falls Formation, gneiss and schist: biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss interpreted to be metagraywacke, and interlayered biotite-muscovite schist, garnet-mica schist and amphibolite
StateSouth Carolina
NameTallulah Falls Formation, gneiss and schist
Geologic ageNeoproterozoic
Original map labelZatb
CommentsBlue Ridge
Primary rock typeparagneiss
Secondary rock typeschist
Other rock typesamphibolite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneiss > Biotite-gneiss
Minor
Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schist
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
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 coverageOconee

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