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Rockcastle Conglomerate

Rockcastle Conglomerate - Conglomeratic sandstone and sandstone, gray to brown, fine- to coarse-grained. Thin coal-bearing shale locally present near middle. Thickness 150 to 220 feet.
StateTennessee
NameRockcastle Conglomerate
Geologic agePennsylvanian
Original map labelPr
CommentsEast-Central sheet
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typesshale; coal
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Coal
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
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 coverageBledsoe - Cumberland - Fentress - Grundy - Hamilton - Marion - Morgan - Overton - Pickett - Putnam - Rhea - Roane - Scott - Sequatchie - White

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