Metamudstone and Meta-Argillite (NCCAZmd;7)

State	North Carolina
Name	Metamudstone and Meta-Argillite
Geologic age	Cambrian/Late Proterozoic
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > ArgilliteMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Minor Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetasandstoneMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicinterbedded with metavolcanic rock Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetaconglomerateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate
Comments	Unit descriptions are the same for CAZmd and CAZmd1 thru 3; differentiated only by formation names.
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.
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Counties	Alamance - Anson - Chatham - Montgomery - Moore - Orange - Randolph - Richmond - Union

State

Name

Metamudstone and Meta-Argillite

Geologic age

Cambrian/Late Proterozoic

Lithologic constituents

Major

Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate

Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > ArgilliteMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate

Minor

Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetasandstoneMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate

Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanicinterbedded with metavolcanic rock

Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > MetaconglomerateMetamudstone and Meta-Argillite - thin to thick bedded; bedding plane and axial-planar cleavage common; interbedded with metasandstone, metaconglomerate

Comments

Unit descriptions are the same for CAZmd and CAZmd1 thru 3; differentiated only by formation names.

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.

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NGMDB product page for 55091

Counties

Alamance - Anson - Chatham - Montgomery - Moore - Orange - Randolph - Richmond - Union