Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member (VAQts;0)

State	Virginia
Name	Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member
Geologic age	Quaternary
Original map label	Qts
Comments	Coastal Plain From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Sedgefield Member (Johnson, 1976). Pebbly to bouldery, clayey sand and fine to medium, shelly sand that grades upward into sandy and clayey silt; locally channel fill at base of unit includes as much as 50 feet of fine to coarse, cross-bedded sand and clayey silt and peat containing in-situ tree stumps. Sandy bay facies commonly contains Crassostrea biostromes, Mercenaria, Anadara, Polynices, Ensis, and other mollusks. Specimens of the coral Astrangia have yielded estimated uranium-series ages averaging 71,000 +/- 7,000 yrs B.P. (Mixon and others, 1982). Unit constitutes surficial deposit to river and coast-parallel plains (altitude 20-30 feet) bounded on landward side by Suffolk and Harpersville scarps. Thickness is 0 to 50 feet.
Primary rock type	sand
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents	Major 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	Caroline - Charles City - Chesterfield - Essex - Gloucester - Hanover - Henrico - Isle of Wight - James City - King and Queen - King George - King William - Lancaster - Mathews - Middlesex - New Kent - Northumberland - Prince George - Richmond - Southampton - Sussex - Westmoreland - York - Chesapeake - Franklin - Hampton - Newport News - Norfolk - Portsmouth - Richmond - Suffolk - Virginia Beach