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| State | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Name | Tabb Formation; Lynnhaven Member |
| Geologic age | Quaternary |
| Original map label | Qtl |
| Comments | Coastal Plain From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Lynnhaven Member (Johnson, 1976). Pebbly and cobbly, fine to coarse gray sand grades upward into clayey and silty fine sand and sandy silt; locally, at base of unit, medium to coarse cross-bedded sand and clayey silt containing abundant plant material fill channels cut into underlying stratigraphic units. Unit is surficial deposit of broad swale that is traceable southward from Norfolk; extensive low lands bounded on landward side by river-, bay-, and ocean-facing scarps having toe altitudes of 15 to 18 feet. Thickness is 0 to 20 feet. |
| Primary rock type | sand |
| Secondary rock type | silt |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Geographic coverage | Charles City - Essex - Gloucester - Henrico - King and Queen - New Kent - Prince George - Westmoreland - York - Chesapeake - Hampton - Newport News - Norfolk - Poquoson - Portsmouth - Suffolk - Virginia Beach |
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