| State | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Name | Amphibolite and Biotite Gneiss |
| Geologic age | Cambrian/Late Proterozoic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Gneiss > Biotite-gneissBiotite Gneiss, interlayered; minor layers and lenses of hornblende gneiss
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
Incidental
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metaintrusive > Metagabbrominor layers and lenses of metagabbro
Igneous > Plutonic > Graniticminor layers and lenses of granitic rock
Metamorphic > Schist > Mica-schistminor layers and lenses of mica schist
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| References | Rhodes, Thomas S., and Conrad, Stephen G., 1985, Geologic Map of North Carolina: Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Land Resources, and the NC Geological Survey, compiled by Brown, Philip M., et al, and Parker, John M. III, and in association with the State Geologic Map Advisory Committee, scale 1:500,000.The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998 (updated 2007), Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000), coverage data file geol250. The data represents the digital equivalent of the official State Geology map (1:500,000 scale), but was digitized from (1:250,000 scale) base maps. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Alexander - Burke - Catawba - Gaston - Henderson - Iredell - Lincoln - McDowell - Rutherford |