| State | South Carolina |
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| Name | Duplin Formation |
| Geologic age | Pliocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandsands, sandy and silty clays, and very shelly sands, which frequently overlie a phosphatic basal conglomerate
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Claysands, sandy and silty clays, and very shelly sands, which frequently overlie a phosphatic basal conglomerate
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomeratesands, sandy and silty clays, and very shelly sands, which frequently overlie a phosphatic basal conglomerate
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| Comments | Secondary unit description from USGS Lexicon (ref.SC003): Duplin beds consist of sands, sandy and silty clays, and very shelly sands, which frequently overlie a phosphatic basal conglomerate. |
| References | Newell, Wayne L., Prowell, David (retired), Krantz, David, Powars, David, Mixon, Robert (retired), Stone, Byron, and Willard, Debra, in review, Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Atlantic Coastal Plain: USGS Open File Report, in press.USGS Geologic Names lexicon found at: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/search |
| Counties | Allendale - Bamberg - Barnwell - Calhoun - Chesterfield - Clarendon - Colleton - Darlington - Dillon - Dorchester - Florence - Hampton - Jasper - Lee - Marlboro - Orangeburg - Richland - Sumter |