State | Virginia |
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Name | Melrose Granite |
Geologic age | Cambrian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granite
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-diorite
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-monzodiorite
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Comments | Western Piedmont (Southwest and Central) |
References | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1993, Geologic Map of Virginia: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, scale 1:500,000.Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 2003, Digital Representation of the 1993 Geologic Map of Virginia, Publication 174, CD ROM (ISO-9660) contains image file, expanded explanation in pdf, and ESRI shapefiles, scale 1:500,000. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Campbell - Halifax - Pittsylvania |