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Chilhowee Group; Cochran Conglomerate

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Quartz-pebble conglomerate, gray pebbly arkose, siltstone and shale; irregular bedding, scour features, crossbedding common; maroon micaceous arkose and shale near middle and base. Thickness about 1,200 feet.
State Tennessee
Name Chilhowee Group; Cochran Conglomerate
Geologic age Cambrian
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arkose
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Comments East-Central sheet
References

Greene, D.C., and Wolfe, W.J., 2000, Superfund GIS - 1:250,000 Geology of Tennessee, USGS, (geo250k).

Hardeman, W.D., Miller, R.A., and Swingle, G.D., 1966, Geologic Map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 4 sheets, scale 1:250,000

USGS Geologic Names lexicon found at: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/search
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Counties McMinn - Monroe - Polk