Joynes Neck Sand (VAQj;0)

State	Virginia
Name	Joynes Neck Sand
Geologic age	Quaternary
Original map label	Qj
Comments	Coastal Plain From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Joynes Neck Sand (upper Pleistocene, Mixon, 1985)). Yellowish-gray, fine to coarse sand coarsening downward to gravelly sand and sandy gravel. Cross-lamination in finer grained sands accentuated by black, heavy minerals. Unit was deposited in nearshore-shelf depositional environment; constitutes surficial deposit of coast-parallel terrace (altitude 23-26 feet) on eastern side of upland in Accomack County. Thickness ranges from 0 to 30 feet.
Primary rock type	sand
Secondary rock type	gravel
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents	Major Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand
Map references	Digital Representation of the 1993 Geologic Map of Virginia", 2003, CD ROM (ISO-9660) contains image file, expanded explanation in pdf, and ESRI shapefiles, viewing software not included. This is a digital version of "Geologic Map of Virginia" published in 1993. Available from: https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commerce/ [https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commerce/]
Unit references	Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1993, Geologic Map of Virginia: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, scale 1:500,000 Digital Representation of the 1993 Geologic Map of Virginia - expanded explanation: 2003, Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, Divsion of Mineral Resources, Publication 147, 85 pp Digital Representation of the 1993 Geologic Map of Virginia", 2003, CD ROM (ISO-9660) contains image file, expanded explanation in pdf, and ESRI shapefiles, viewing software not included. This is a digital version of "Geologic Map of Virginia" published in 1993. Available from: https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commerce/ [https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commerce/]
Geographic coverage	Accomack - Northampton