State | Alabama |
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Name | Jacksons Gap Group; Tallassee Metaquartzite |
Geologic age | Precambrian to Paleozoic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Metaconglomerate
Minor
Metamorphic > Schistgraphitic quartz schist, locally contains small garnets
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Comments | part of Brevard Fault Zone |
References | Szabo, M.W., Osborne, E.W., Copeland, C.W. Jr., and Neathery, T.L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Chambers - Elmore - Tallapoosa |