State | Tennessee |
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Name | Chickamauga Group, includes Upper part of Chickamauga Group (Reedsville Shale, and Unnamed limestone unit) and Middle and Lower part of Chickamauga Group (Moccasin Formation, Bays Formation, Ottosee Shale, Holston Formation, Lenoir Limestone, Athens Shale, and Sevier Shale) |
Geologic age | Ordovician |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
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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 |
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Counties | Anderson - Bradley - Campbell - Claiborne - Hamilton - Knox - Loudon - McMinn - Meigs - Monroe - Rhea - Roane - Union |