Geologic units in Cherokee county, Georgia

Biotitic Gneiss / Mica Schist/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Biotitic Gneiss / Mica Schist/ Amphibolite

Mica Schist/ Metasiltstone (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

Mica Schist/ Metasiltstone

Mica Schist/ Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

Mica Schist/ Gneiss

Mica Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Mica Schist

Hornblende Gneiss/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Hornblende Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Phyllite and Quartzite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Phyllite and Quartzite

Metagraywacke/ Mica Schist-Quartzite/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Metagraywacke/ Mica Schist-Quartzite/ Amphibolite

Mica Schist/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Mica Schist/ Amphibolite

Quartzite/ Phyllite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Quartzite/ Phyllite

Biotite Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Biotite gneiss

Undifferentiated pelitic rocks (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Includes mica schists, metasiltstones, metaconglomerates, and metagraywackes

Granitic Gneiss / Gneissic Granite (augen or porphyritic) (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Granitic Gneiss / Gneissic Granite (augen or porphyritic)

Graphitic Phyllite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Graphitic Phyllite

Amphibolitic Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Amphibolitic Schist

Mica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Mica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated

Biotite Gneiss/ Mica Schist (Age uncertain) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Biotite Gneiss/ Mica Schist

Graphite Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Graphite Schist

Calcareous mica schist/ Micaceous marble/ Mica schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

Calcareous mica schist/ Micaceous marble/ Mica schist

Biotite Gneiss/ Amphibolite (Age uncertain) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Biotite Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Meta-argillite/ Phyllite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Meta-argillite/ Phyllite

Hornblende Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Hornblende Gneiss

Ultramafic rocks undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Ultramafic rocks undifferentiated

Sericite Schist/ Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Sericite Schist/ Amphibolite

Metagraywacke/ Mica Schist (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Metagraywacke/ Mica Schist

Phyllite undifferentiated (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Phyllite undifferentiated

Amphibolite/ Mica Schist/ Biotitic Gneiss (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Amphibolite/ Mica Schist/ Biotitic Gneiss

Quartzite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Quartzite

Amphibolite (Precambrian-Paleozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Amphibolite

Chilhowee Formation (Cambrian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Includes Weisner Formation of Kesler, 1950