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Copper Ridge Dolomite

Copper Ridge Dolomite - Coarse, dark-gray, knotty dolomite, asphaltic in places, with much gray, medium-grained, well- bedded dolomite; abundant chert; cryptozoans typical. Thickness about 1,000 feet.
StateTennessee
NameCopper Ridge Dolomite
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCcr
CommentsEast-Central sheet
Primary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Secondary rock typechert
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Minor
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
Map references
Geology available at Tennesse Spatial Data Server which can be found at http://www.tngis.org/geology.html which links to a USGS Water Resources Division site: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k Tennessee Spatial Data Server site notes: Thanks goes to Jim Julian for researching this improved geology layer from the Tennessee Division of Geology. **Note** - The Tennessee Division of Geology does not endorse this coverage, stating this version is still incomplete and not fit for distribution.
Unit references
Geology available at Tennesse Spatial Data Server which can be found at http://www.tngis.org/geology.html which links to a USGS Water Resources Division site: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k Tennessee Spatial Data Server site notes: Thanks goes to Jim Julian for researching this improved geology layer from the Tennessee Division of Geology. **Note** - The Tennessee Division of Geology does not endorse this coverage, stating this version is still incomplete and not fit for distribution.
Hardeman, W.D., and others, 1966, Geologic map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, scale 1:250,000
Geographic coverageAnderson - Blount - Bradley - Campbell - Claiborne - Grainger - Greene - Hamblen - Hamilton - Hancock - Hawkins - Jefferson - Knox - Loudon - McMinn - Meigs - Monroe - Polk - Rhea - Roane - Sevier - Sullivan - Union

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