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| State | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Name | Mount Rogers Formation - Conglomerate, graywacke, laminated siltstone, and shale. |
| Geologic age | Proterozoic Z |
| Original map label | Zml |
| Comments | In Grayson, Washington, and Smyth Counties only; Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Southwest. From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Graywacke conglomerate, graywacke, tuffaceous sandstone, laminated siltstone, shale, and minor greenstone and rhyolite. Most of the sedimentary rocks are volcanigenic but contain a significant detrital contribution from the underlying crystalline rocks of the Grenville-age basement. |
| Primary rock type | conglomerate |
| Secondary rock type | graywacke |
| Other rock types | siltstone; shale; greenstone; rhyolite |
| Lithologic constituents | Incidental
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Greenstone Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Rhyolite |
| 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 | Grayson - Washington |
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