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Roan Gneiss

Roan Gneiss - Layered hornblende and garnet gneiss and granitic migmatite with zones of mica schist and amphibolite, foliation commonly contorted; contains numerous granitic and gabbroic dikes.
StateTennessee
NameRoan Gneiss
Geologic agePrecambrian
Original map labelpCr
CommentsEast sheet
Primary rock typegneiss
Secondary rock typemigmatite
Other rock typesmica schist; amphibolite; gabbro; granite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Gneiss
Minor
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
Metamorphic > Schist
Metamorphic > Migmatite
Incidental
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granite (Dike or sill)
Igneous > Plutonic > Gabbroic > Gabbro (Dike or sill)
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 - Unicoi

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