Highland Rim andCumberland Plateau
ER
ATH
EM
SY
STE
M
SE
RIE
SSW NE
PE
NN
SY
LVA
NIA
NM
ISS
ISS
IPP
IAN
DE
VO
NIA
NS
ILU
RIA
NO
RD
OV
ICIA
N
PALE
OZO
IC
Upp
erLo
wer
Low
erM
iddl
eU
pper
Llan
dove
ryU
pper
Mid
dle
Pottsville Formation
Bangor Limestone
PenningtonFm.
ParkwoodFm.
HartselleSandstone
PrideMountainFormation
MonteagleLimestone
TuscumbiaLimestone
Fort PayneChert
Chattanooga Shale
Maury Fm.
Silurianundifferentiated
Wayne Gr.Brassfield Ls.
RedMoun-
tainFm.
Sequatchie Fm.
Maysville
and
NashvilleGroupsundiff.
Elk
mon
tFo
rmat
ion
LeipersLimestone
InmanFormation
NashvilleGroup
Ordovicianundiff.
StonesRiverGroup
Hermi-tage Fm.
Mid
dle
CA
RB
ON
IFE
RO
US
Wen
-lo
ckLu
dlow
Prid
oli
FloydShale
Unnamed Devonian Chert
Pond SpringFormation
Knox Groupundifferentiated
Ketona Dolomite
Conasauga Formation
Rome Formation
Crystalline Basement
Tuscumbia Ls.and Fort Payne Chert
undifferentiated
Low
erFu
rong
ian
Ser
ies
3S
erie
s 2
Terr
eneu
vian
PRECAMBRIAN
Alabama Valley and Ridge
ER
ATH
EM
SY
STE
M
SE
RIE
S
SW NE
PE
NN
SY
LVA
NIA
NM
ISS
ISS
IPP
IAN
DE
VO
NIA
NS
ILU
RIA
NO
RD
OV
ICIA
N
PALE
OZO
IC
Upp
erLo
wer
Low
erM
iddl
eU
pper
Upp
erM
iddl
e
CA
MB
RIA
N
Terr
eneu
vian
Ser
ies
3Fu
rong
ian
Low
er
SW NE
WESTERN VALLEY AND RIDGE EASTERN VALLEY AND RIDGE
CE
NO
ZOIC
QU
ATE
RN
AR
Y
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Pottsville Formation Pottsville Formation
ParkwoodFormation
Parkwood and Pennington Fms.undifferentiated
ParkwoodFormation
Floyd ShaleFloydShale Pride
MountainFormation
HartselleSandstone
Bangor Limestone
MonteagleLimestone
TuscumbiaLimestone
TuscumbiaLimestone
Fort PayneChert
Fort PayneChert
Maury Fm.
Chatt. Sh.
Maury Formation
Chattanooga Shale
Frog Mountain Ss.
Frog Mountain Ss.
Red Mountain Formation
SequatchieFormation
SequatchieFormation
ColvinMountain
SandstoneChickamauga
Limestone
(Colvin Mountain Sandstone and GreensportFormation occur locally northwest of the
Helena Fault)
GreensportFormation
LittleOakLs.Athens
Shale
LenoirLimestone
Mosheim Limestone Member
Attalla Chert ConglomerateMember
Newala Limestone
Longview Limestone
ChepultepecDolomite
Kno
x G
roup
Knox Groupundifferentiated
KetonaDolomite
Copper RidgeDolomite
Bibb Dolomite
Ketona Dolomite
Brierfield Dolomite
Conasauga Formation ConasaugaFormation
Rome Formation
Shady Dolomite
Weisner Fm.Wilson Ridge Fm.
Nichols Fm.
Cochran Fm.
Chi
lhow
eeG
roup
Floy
d S
hale
Mid
dle
Ser
ies
2W
en-
lock
Ludl
owP
ridol
iLl
ando
very
CA
RB
ON
IFE
RO
US
Piedmont Province
NORTHERN PIEDMONT
Low-Grade Metamorphic Rocks
Hillabee Greenstone
Talladega Group
Heflin PhylliteSilacauga Marble Group
Kahatchee Mountain Group
Paleozoic*
Silurian? - Devonian
Cambrian ?
Precambrian ? -Cambrian ?
High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks and Igneous Rocks
Higgins Ferry GroupPoe Bridge Mountain GroupHatchet Creek Group
Pinchoulee GneissHanover Schist
Mad Indian GroupWedowee Group
Cutnose GneissCragford PhylliteHackneyville SchistCornhouse Schist
Emuckfaw GroupGlenloch Schist
Ultramafic rocksMitchell Dam AmphiboliteKetchepedrakee AmphiboliteBeaverdam Amphibolite
Intrusives
Elkahatchee Quartz Diorite GneissRockford GraniteHissop GraniteAlmond TrondhjemiteZana GraniteKowaliga GneissBluff Springs Granite
BREVARD FAULT ZONE
Jacksons Gap Group
Mylonitic rocksTallassee Metaquartzite
INNER PIEDMONT
Dadeville ComplexAgricola SchistRopes Creek AmphiboliteWaresville SchistWaverly GneissUltramafic and mafic intrusive rocksCamp Hill Granite GneissRock Mills Granite Gneiss
Opelika ComplexLoachapoka SchistAuburn GneissBottle Granite
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT
Mylonitic rock (Towaliga fault zone)Pine Mountain Group
Manchester SchistChewacla MarbleHollis Quartzite
Wacoochee ComplexHalawaka SchistWhatley Mill GneissPhelps Creek Gneiss
Mylonitic and cataclastic rocks (Goat Rock fault zone)Motts GneissMoffits Mill GneissUchee Complex
Phenix City GneissAmphibolite-unnamedHospilika Granite
Diabase dikesAuburn DikeOak Bowery DikeMarcoot DikeSnapper DikeDanway DikeSalem Dike
Pre
cam
bria
n to
Pal
eozo
icM
esoz
oic
*Ages provided for each Piedmont Upland geologic unit are the most precise ages currently available
Cambrian?-Ordovician?
Chulafinnee Schist
Gantts Quarry Formation
Jemison ChertButting Ram SandstoneLay Dam Formation
Gooch Branch ChertShelvin Rock Church FormationFayetteville PhylliteJumbo Dolomite
Wash Creek Slate Kalona Quartzite Member
Stumps Creek FormationBrewer Phyllite
Sawyer Limestone MemberWaxahatchee Slate
East Gulf
Alluvial, coastal, and terrace deposits
Citronelle Formation
Paynes Hammock Sand
Chickasawhay Limestone
Bucatunna Clay MemberByramFormation Unnamed marl member
Glendon Limestone Member
Marianna Limestone
Forest Hill SandRed Bluff Clay Bumpnose Ls.
Shubuta Mbr.
CrystalRiver
Formation
Pachuta Marl Mbr.
Cocoa Sand Mbr.
North Twistwood Creek Clay Mbr.
YazooClay
Moodys Branch Formation
Gosport Sand
Lisbon Formation
Tallahatta Formation
Meridian Sand Mbr.
Hatchetigbee FormationBashi Marl Member
TuscahomaSand
Grampian Hills Mbr.Nanafalia Formation“Ostrea thirsae beds”
Gravel Creek Sand Mbr.
Clayton Formation
Coal Bluff Marl Mbr.Oak Hill Mbr.
NaheolaFormation
Mathews Landing Marl Mbr.Porters Creek Formation
Clayton Formation
Prairie Bluff Chalk Providence Sand
CussetaSandMbr.
Ripley Formation
BlufftownFormation
Bluffport Marl Mbr.
Demopolis ChalkArcola Limestone Mbr.
Mooreville Chalk
Tombigbee Sand Member
Eutaw Formation
Gordo FormationTuscaloosa
Groupundifferentiated
Coker Formation
Eoline Mbr.
Lower Cretaceous undifferentiated
ER
ATH
EM
SY
STE
M
SERIESW EG
roup
QU
ATE
RN
AR
YPA
LEO
GE
NE
CR
ETA
CE
OU
S
CE
NO
ZOIC
ME
SO
ZOIC
Upp
erLo
wer
Upp
erM
iddl
eLo
wer
Tusc
aloo
sa
Lower
Upper
Paleocene
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Holocene
Vick
sbur
gJa
ckso
nC
laib
orne
Wilc
oxM
idw
ayS
elm
a
NE
OG
EN
E
Catahoula Formation
Hattiesburg Formation
Pascagoula FormationGraham Ferry Formation?
Bells Landing Marl Mbr.
Greggs Landing Marl Mbr.
Piedmont Upland
McBryde Limestone Mbr.Pine Barren Mbr.
Coastal Plain Lithostratigraphic Units
Chronostratigraphy
Salt Mtn.Limestone
“Tuscaloosa Marine Shale”
Miocene Series Undifferentiated
Salt Mtn.Limestone
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA PLATE 80
Berry H. (Nick) Tew, Jr.State Geologist
The information presented herein is for general location information only and shouldnot be used in place of site assessment. This map is an interpretation of recentlycompiled data; newly acquired or future data may allow a different interpretation.
Color coding on Plate 80 corresponds to Plate 79.
This plate was modified from Moore, 1992.
GENERALIZED STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS FOR FIVE PHYSIOGRAPHIC SECTIONS
IN ALABAMA
Mid
dle
AlmondTrondhjemite
NE SW
NE SW
NE SW
AlmondTrondhjemite
ErinSlate
JemisonChert
CheahaQzt.
ButtingRamSs.
Lay DamFormation
BluffSpringsGranite
HissopGranite
Elk
ahat
chee
Qua
rtz D
iorit
e
Roc
kfor
dG
rani
te
HillabeeGreenstone
Gantts QuarryFormation
Gooch BranchChert
ShelvinRock Church
Formation
FayettevillePhyllite
JumboDolomite
Wash CreekSlate
Stumps CreekFormation
BrewerPhyllite
WaxahatcheeSlate
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
Alluvial and terrace deposits
KowaligaGneiss
ZanaGranite
Jacksons GapGroup
EmuckfawGroup
WedoweeGroup
HackneyvilleSchist
GlenlochSchist
BeaverdamAmphiboliteCornhouse
Schist
MadIndianGroup
HatchettCreekGroup
NE SW
Poe
Brid
ge M
ount
ain
Gro
up
Ket
chep
edra
kee
Am
phib
olite
Mitc
hell
Dam
Am
phib
olite
Hig
gins
Fer
ry G
roup
AgricolaSchist
Camp HillGneiss
Mafic/UM
rocks
RopesCreekAmph.
Wav
erly
Gne
iss
Roc
k M
ills
Gra
nite
Gn.
Aub
urn
Form
atio
nLo
acha
poka
For
mat
ion
Bot
tle G
rani
te
Phelps CreekGneiss
ManchesterSchist
ChewaclaMarble
HollisQuartzite Uchee
Complex
NW SETALLADEGA
BLOCKCOOSABLOCK
TALLAPOOSABLOCK
DADEVILLECOMPLEX
NORTHERN PIEDMONT INNERPIEDMONT
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT
OPELIKACOMPLEX
PINE MTN.BLOCK
UCHEEBLOCKE
RAT
HE
M
SY
STE
M
SE
RIE
S
CE
NO
ZOIC
PALE
OZO
IC
QU
AT E
RN
AR
YC
AR
BO
NIF
ER
OU
S
MIS
SIS
SIP
PIA
N
DE
VO
NIA
NS
ILU
RIA
NO
RD
OV
ICIA
NC
AM
BR
IAN
PROTEROZOIC
Terr
eneu
vian
Ser
ies
2S
erie
s 3
Furo
ngia
nLo
wer
Mid
dle
Upp
erLl
ando
very
Wen
lock
Lud-
low
Prid
oli
Low
erU
pper
Low
erM
iddl
eU
pper
WaresvilleFm.
BySophia M. Rutledge
2016
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