State | Florida |
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Name | Hawthorn Group, Coosawhatchie Formation, Charlton Member |
Geologic age | Miocene/Pliocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > ClayThe Charlton Member in this area consists primarily of light gray to greenish gray, poorly to moderately consolidated, dolomitic to calcareous, silty, sandy, locally fossiliferous clays. Few carbonate beds occur.
Incidental
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > SiltThe Charlton Member in this area consists primarily of light gray to greenish gray, poorly to moderately consolidated, dolomitic to calcareous, silty, sandy, locally fossiliferous clays. Few carbonate beds occur.
Sedimentary > CarbonateThe Charlton Member in this area consists primarily of light gray to greenish gray, poorly to moderately consolidated, dolomitic to calcareous, silty, sandy, locally fossiliferous clays. Few carbonate beds occur.
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > SandThe Charlton Member in this area consists primarily of light gray to greenish gray, poorly to moderately consolidated, dolomitic to calcareous, silty, sandy, locally fossiliferous clays. Few carbonate beds occur.
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References | Scott, T.M., Campbell, K.M., Rupert, F.R., Arthur, J.D., Missimer, T.M., Lloyd, J.M., Yon, J.W., and Duncan, J.G., 2001, Geologic Map of the State of Florida, Florida Geological Survey & Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Map Series 146, scale 1:750,000.Scott, Thomas M.P.G. #99, Text to Accompany the Geologic Map of Florida, Open-file Report 80, Florida Geological Survey, 2001.Veatch, O., and Stevenson, L.W., 1911, Geology of the coastal plain of Georgia: Georgia Geologic Survey Bulletin 26, 466 p. |
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Counties | Nassau |