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Unicoi Formation

Unicoi Formation - Sequence of gray feldspathic sandstone, arkose, conglomerate, graywacke, siltstone and shale; greenish amygdaloidal basalt flows near middle and base. Thickness 2,000 to 5,000 feet.
StateTennessee
NameUnicoi Formation
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCu
CommentsEast sheet
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typearkose
Other rock typesconglomerate; graywacke; siltstone; shale; basalt
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Graywacke
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arkose
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt
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 coverageCarter - Cocke - Greene - Johnson - Sullivan - Unicoi - Washington

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