- Title
- Bedrock geologic map of the Shingle Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangle, Rutherford and Polk Counties, North Carolina
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- Date
- 2018
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- Creator
- ["Cattanach, Bart L. (Bart Lewis), 1973-"]
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- Place
- ["Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States","Polk County, North Carolina, United States","North Carolina, United States"]
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- Series
- Open file report (North Carolina. Geological Survey Section) ; 2018-12.
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Bedrock geologic map of the Shingle Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangle, Rutherford and Polk Counties, North Carolina
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Kenneth B. Taylor, State Geologist
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INTRODUCTION
The Shingle Hollow 7.5-minute quadrangle is in the southwestern portion
of the Piedmont physiographic province in Polk and Rutherford counties,
North Carolina. The quadrangle lies west of Rutherfordton, NC and
northeast of Columbus, NC. It is located within the Rutherfordton-
Spindale-Forest City metropolitan projected growth area. The major
transportation corridoris U.S. Highway Alt 74. Total elevation relief is 1161
feet with a low of 774 feet on the Broad River and a high of 1935 feet on
Toms Mountain. Major water features include the Broad River and its
tributaries, Cove Creek and Mountain Creek.
GEOLOGIC OVERVIEW
Bedrock of the Shingle Hollow quadrangle comprises the following units
of the Tugaloo terrane (Hatcher and others, 2007): Neoproterozoic to
early Cambrian Tallulah Falls Formations (TFF); Neoproterozoic to
Ordovician Dysartsville Complex (DC); and Ordovician Poor Mountain
Formation (PMF). These units are interpreted to lie within the Six Mile
Thrust Sheet of Griffin (1974).
The TFF consists of meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous rocks
interpreted to have been deposited in a distal marine basin outboard of
the Laurentian rifted margin (Hatcher and others, 2007). TFF rocks on
the quadrangle have been metamorphosed to upper amphibolite facies
and are migmatitic.
The DC is an undifferentiated unit composed of complexly interlayered
felsic and biotite gneisses with minor interlayers of other lithologies
commonly found in the TFF and PMF. These felsic and biotite gneisses
are interpreted to be related to the Dysartsville gneiss, a tonalite mapped
north of the quadrangle with a U-Pb crystallization age of 468 ± 8 Ma
(Bream 1999, 2003). In its type area the Dysartsville gneiss is
interpreted to intrude the TFF, but no sharp contacts have been observed
on the Shingle Hollow quadrangle. Instead, locally observable transitions
from felsic gneiss to biotite gneiss leaves the possibility that some
components of the Dysartsville Complex are composed of diatexite
migmatite and granitic magma formed through extensive anatexis of the
TFF.
The PMF contains sillimanite-grade meta-sedimentary units interlayered
with mafic and felsic meta-volcanic rocks. The PMF is interpreted to be
unconformably deposited on the TFF and DC. Alternatively, it is possible
that the contact with underlying units may be faulted in places as
evidenced by shearing and mylonitization in PMF rocks. The PMF is
generally more resistant to weathering and occupies topographic highs
on much of the southern and eastern portions of the quadrangle.
The TFF, DC, and PMF are intruded by a younger, coarse-grained
granitoid. This granitoid is unmappable at 1:24, 000-scale.
In the NW section of the quadrangle, a ductile thrust fault places a
composite thrust sheet of TFF/DC/PMF structurally on top of the PMF.
This inverted stratigraphy differs from other sections of the quadrangle
and surrounding quadrangles where the PMF is structurally and
stratigraphically higher than the TFF.
Foliations generally strike NE-SW and most dip less than 35 degrees to
the SE. Prominent ESE-WNW and WSW-ENE joint sets were identified
on the quadrangle.
REFERENCES
Bream, B.R., 1999, Structural and Stratigraphic Relationships of Ortho- and
Paragneisses Southwest of Marion, North Carolina [Master’s Thesis]: Knoxville,
University of Tennessee, 155 p.
Bream, B.R., 2003, Tectonic Implications of Para- and Orthogneiss:
Geochronology and Geochemistry from the Southern Appalachian Crystalline
Core [Ph.D. dissertation]: Knoxville, University of Tennessee, 296 p.
Griffin, V.S., 1974, Analysis of the Piedmont in Northwest South Carolina,
Geological Society of America Bulletin, v.85, p. 1123-1138.
Hatcher, R.D., Jr., Bream, B.R., and Merschat, A.J., 2007, Tectonic map of the
southern and central Appalachians: A tale of three orogens and a complete
Wilson cycle, in Hatcher, R.D., Jr., Carlson, M.P., McBride, J.H., and Martinez
Catalan, J.R., eds., 4-D Framework of Continental Crust: Geological Society of
America Memoir 200, p. 595-632.
Poor Mountain Formation (PMF)
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Undivided — Heterogeneous unit of metagraywacke, schist, amphibolite, quartzite, metasandstone, meta-arkose, quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, and calc-
silicate.
Metagraywacke — medium-light-gray to medium-dark-gray; medium- to coarse-grained; foliated; locally mylonitic; equigranular to inequigranular;
granoblastic to lepidoblastic; locally migmatitic; consists of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, biotite, muscovite, potassium feldspar, garnet, minor sericite and
accessory minerals, and trace opaque minerals.
Schist — silvery-gray to light-reddish-gray; fine- to medium-grained; inequigranular; lepidoblastic and porphyroblastic; typically has a sheared (S-C) fabric;
locally migmatitic; consists of muscovite, sillimanite, biotite, garnet, quartz, feldspar, and trace opaque minerals, tourmaline, and apatite.
Calc-silicate — light-gray; medium- to coarse-grained; weakly foliated; consists of quartz, feldspar, epidote group minerals, garnet, biotite, and trace
chlorite. Locally interlayered with amphibolite.
Amphibolite — locally present structurally beneath metasandstone, quartzite, and meta-arkose layers and as a minor rock type throughout other map units
of the Poor Mountain Formation. Amphibolite is typically mottled white to dark-green to black; fine- to coarse-grained; foliated; equigranular to
nematoblastic; consists of hornblende, plagioclase, biotite, epidote group minerals, quartz, and minor garnet, chlorite, pyroxene, titanite, and opaque
minerals. Locally interlayered with calc-silicate.
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Metasandstone/Quartzite/Meta-arkose — Very pale-orange to grayish-orange to grayish-purple; dusky-yellowish-brown on weathered surfaces; fine- to
medium-grained; foliated; equigranular; granoblastic; consists of quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, garnet, biotite, muscovite, epidote,
sillimanite, and opaque minerals. Interlayered with lesser amounts of metagraywacke, schist, quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, and amphibolite.
Dysartsville Complex (DC)
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Felsic and biotite gneisses — Undifferentiated unit composed of complexly interlayered felsic gneiss and biotite gneiss with minor interlayers of
amphibolite, pelitic schist, metagraywacke, and metasandstone of the TFF, as well as hornblende gneiss of uncertain affinity. Felsic gneiss — light-tan to
light-gray; fine- to coarse-grained; semi-massive to foliated; consists of quartz, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, biotite, white mica, epidote group minerals,
hornblende, minor chlorite, and trace opaque minerals. Biotite gneiss — typically gray to grayish-black; medium- to coarse-grained; well foliated;
compositionally layered; locally protomylonitic; inequigranular; locally porphyroblastic to lepidoblastic; migmatitic; consists of plagioclase, quartz, biotite,
potassium feldspar, muscovite, garnet, epidote group minerals, chlorite, and opaque minerals.
Hornblende gneiss — mottled white to greenish-black on fresh surfaces; weathered surfaces are mottled white to dark-reddish-brown; medium- to coarse¬
grained; foliated; massive to well-layered; equigranular; migmatitic; consists of hornblende, plagioclase, quartz, biotite, epidote group minerals, titanite,
actinolite, magnetite, minor muscovite and opaque minerals, and trace apatite, monazite, chlorite, and zircon. Biotite granitic gneiss layers within
hornblende gneiss are gray to grayish-black; medium- to coarse-grained; foliated; migmatitic; consists of plagioclase, quartz, biotite, muscovite,
hornblende, minor epidote group minerals, sericite, and trace apatite.
Tallulah Falls Formation (TFF)
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Biotite gneiss — Heterogeneous unit consisting of biotite gneiss interlayered with lesser amounts of metagraywacke, schistose metagraywacke, mica
schist, metasandstone, amphibolite, felsic gneiss, and hornblende-biotite gneiss. Biotite gneiss is typically gray to grayish-black; medium- to coarse¬
grained; well foliated; compositionally layered; locally protomylonitic; inequigranular; locally porphyroblastic to lepidoblastic; migmatitic; consists of
plagioclase, quartz, biotite, potassium feldspar, muscovite, garnet, epidote group minerals, chlorite, and opaque minerals. Commonly interlayered with
other TFF and DC lithologies.
Metagraywacke — medium-light-gray to medium-dark-gray; medium- to coarse-grained; foliated (ranges from massive to gneissic); equigranular to
inequigranular; granoblastic to lepidoblastic; migmatitic; consists of quartz, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite, potassium feldspar, and minor garnet, opaque
minerals, epidote, and apatite; thickness of layering ranges from decimeters to meters. Interlayered at all scales with other TFF and DC lithologies.
Amphibolite — amphibolite is typically mottled white to dark-green to black; fine- to coarse-grained; foliated; equigranular to nematoblastic; consists of
hornblende, plagioclase, biotite, epidote group minerals, quartz, and minor garnet, chlorite, pyroxene, titanite, and opaque minerals. Commonly
interlayered with other TFF and DC lithologies.
Mineral abundances are listed in decreasing order of abundance based upon visual estimates of hand samples and thin sections.
SCHMIDT EQUAL
AREA STEREONET DATA
Equal area Schmidt Net projection of contoured poles to foliation.
Foliation count 769.
Equal area Schmidt Net projection of bearing and plunge directions of
fold hinges in blue and mineral lineations in red. Fold hinge count 7.
Mineral lineation count 8.
Equal area Schmidt Net projection of contoured poles to mylonitic foliation.
Foliation count 35.
Equal area Schmidt Net projection of contoured poles to joints and
unidirectional rose diagram inset. Joint count 471.
STREAM SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL ANALYSIS
Stream sediment heavy mineral analysis was conducted from March 2017 through April 2017 to aid geologic mapping, better define conditions of metamorphism, and inventory minerals of potential economic significance. Procedure: In the field, approximately 13.6 kg of stream
sediment material was panned to approximately 300 g of heavy mineral concentrate at each sample locality. In the laboratory, concentrate was washed and passed through heavy liquid separation using tetrabromoethane, and scanned with short- and long-wave ultraviolet
illumination using an Ultra-violet Products Inc. Model UVGL-48 Mineralight Lamp. Magnetite was removed with a hand magnet. A sample split was grain mounted on a standard 27x46 mm glass slide and approximately 200 grains are identified and counted with the aid of a
petrographic microscope and 1.67 index of refraction oil. Results of stream sediment heavy mineral analysis are tabulated below.
Mineral abbreviations used in table: Mg-magnetite; Gt-garnet; Zr-zircon; Bt-biotite; Rt-rutile; Czo- clinozoisite; Ep-epidote; St-staurolite; Sil-sillimanite; Hbl-hornblende; Ttn-titanite; Tur-tourmaline; llm-ilmenite and other black opaque minerals; Hem-hematite and other red opaque
minerals; Lx-leucoxene; Ud-unidentified.
SAMPLE1
COORDINATES
(State Plane, NAD 83 m)
MAP UNITS
DRAINED2
% TOTAL H MIN
SAMPLE3
PERCENT HEAVY MINERALS IN SAMPLE
4
Mg
Gt
Zr
Bt
Rt
Czo
Ep
St
Sii
Hbl
Ttn
Tur
llm
Hem
Lx
Ud
NB218
185,484N; 330,790E
Opm, CZtfb
0.21
9.50
3.17
1.81
0.91
-
-
4.53
3.17
0.91
40.73
0.91
-
25.34
6.79
2.26
-
NB219
1 89,761 N; 330,621 E
Odfb
0.38
51.72
1.69
3.14
0.48
0.24
5.55
5.79
0.48
-
8.93
1.21
-
19.31
1.21
-
0.24
NB220
1 90,31 9N ; 334,71 1E
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0.40
9.48
-
19.01
1.36
0.91
2.72
6.79
-
1.81
1.36
13.58
0.45
40.28
1.81
-
0.45
NB221
1 88,21 4N; 327,852E
Odfb
0.56
71.57
2.56
3.41
0.43
-
0.57
5.12
-
0.14
10.66
1.56
-
2.27
1.00
0.71
-
NB225
185,620N; 336,059E
Opm
0.73
1.64
2.46
2.46
1.48
0.98
2.95
3.93
2.46
0.98
62.95
2.95
0.98
13.28
-
-
0.49
'Sample numbers correspond to stream sediment heavy mineral sample localities shown on geologic map.
2Up to three most dominant map units contributing to the drainage basin, listed in decending order of map area.
Percentage of heavy minerals in 13.6 kg stream sediment sample.
4Point count percentages of heavy minerals from processed samples.
WHOLE ROCK ICP ANALYSIS1 OF SELECTED SAMPLES
This geologic map was funded in part by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
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Altered by the North Carolina Geological Survey for use with this map.
North American Datum of 1 983 (NAD83).
World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84).
Projection: State Plane North Carolina FIPS 3200 (Meters)
4,000-meter ticks: State Plane North Carolina FIPS 3200 (Meters)
Roads . ©2006-2012 TomTom
Names . GNIS, 2013
Hydrography . National Hydrography Dataset, 2012
Contours . National Elevation Dataset, 2008
Boundaries . Census, IBWC, IBC, USGS, 1972 - 2012
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This map was produced to conform with the
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NORTH
CAROLINA •
QUADRANGLE LOCATION
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COORDINATES
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OXIDES IN PERCENT
ELEMENTS IN PPM6
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(State Plane, NAD 83 m)
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UNIT
Si02
At03
Fe203
MgO
CaO
Na20
K20
Ti02
P,05
MnO
Cr203
LOI4
Sum5
Ba
Ni
Sc
Be
Co
Cs
Ga
Hf
Nb
Rb
Sn
Sr
Та
Th
U
V
W
Zr
Y
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Mo
Cu
Pb
Zn
Ni
As
Cd
Sb
Bi
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Au
Hq
Tl
Se
NB6
186,612N; 326,045E
metagraywacke
Opm
65.95
16.5
5.12
1.62
1.34
2.72
1.56
0.4
0.07
0.07
0.003
4.5
99.88
132
<20
20
2
8.5
2.1
18.5
5.1
11.3
74.7
3
64
0.7
6.2
1.7
64
<0.5
183.9
16.3
23.8
44.5
5.67
21.3
4.1
0.72
3.78
0.54
3.22
0.62
1.81
0.27
1.92
0.3
2.6
27
15.6
84
11.3
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
0.4
<0.5
NB24
187.165N; 329,961 E
bt-hbl-epi-quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
Opm
67.79
14.77
5.86
0.55
4.4
3.75
0.79
0.49
0.1
0.09
0.003
1.2
99.86
244
<20
23
<1
13.3
<0.1
16.9
4.2
8.6
14.6
1
233
0.6
5.4
1.7
117
<0.5
144.8
22.5
19.5
40
4.99
19.8
4.13
0.93
4.02
0.66
3.92
0.87
2.46
0.38
2.55
0.4
1.1
7
3.4
47
3.7
0.5
<0.1
0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
<0.1
<0.5
NB119
185,024N; 334,878E
amphibolite & hbl-epi calc-silicate gneiss
Opm
61.86
14.4
6.03
4.06
8.2
2.6
0.71
0.34
0.05
0.14
0.004
1.5
99.88
150
26
20
2
18.5
<0.1
14.9
3.2
4.7
18.7
1
187
0.4
6.5
2.3
121
<0.5
112.4
20.5
14.3
31.5
3.94
15
3.25
0.71
3.22
0.58
3.52
0.76
2.4
0.36
2.36
0.39
0.6
5.9
5.7
19
8.9
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
1.5
<0.01
<0.1
<0.5
BC151
187.943N; 329,993E
hbl-epi-calc-silicate gneiss
CZtfb
66.64 13.38 6.15 1.14 9.3 1.21 0.14 0.77 0.38 0.14 <0.002
0.7
99.9
46
<20
22
<1
4.3
<0.1
23.3
1.5
1.8
<0.1
2
276.7
0.1
1.3
0.9
57
1.4
51.7
27.8
6.5
16.3
2.43
11.6
3.63
1.05
4.3
0.75
4.63
1.06
3.04
0.47
3.17
0.49
1.3
2.6
1.5
11
2
0.8
<0.1
<0.1
0.4
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
<0.1
<0.5
NB139
1 90,691 N; 335,327E
ms-bt-quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
CZtfb
65.6 15.23 6.88 1.75 1.89 2.35 3.61 0.95 0.17 0.11 0.008
1.2
99.83
665
22
14
3
12.8
1.4
23.8
8.6
18.9
126.7
2
194.6
1
8.4
2.5
83
0.8
321.4
39
33.6
66.6
8.55
32.6
6.73
1.37
6.57
1.06
6.59
1.47
4.23
0.64
4.07
0.64
2.1
16.9
4.5
89
19.7
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
1.4
<0.01
0.5
<0.5
NB77
189.749N; 326.818E
biotite granitic gneiss
CZtfb
76.14
12.53
2.02
0.32
1.5
2.66
3.31
0.12
0.02
0.04
<0.002
1.2
99.93
777
<20
5
1
2.6
0.5
13.5
2.9
1.9
73.2
<1
57.1
<0.1
6.7
1
12
<0.5
88
2.4
1.9
15.6
0.49
1.7
0.3
0.13
0.36
0.06
0.48
0.1
0.34
0.06
0.55
0.1
1.1
5
4.1
20
2
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
<0.1
<0.5
NB61
190,886N; 331.709E
meta-arkose
Odfb
87.61
5.72
1.73
0.13
1.08
0.38
0.08
0.34
0.05
0.03
<0.002
2.8
99.91
21
<20
13
1
1.7
<0.1
6.8
5
5.3
<0.1
<1
34
0.3
2.8
1.5
16
<0.5
193.7
15.2
7.1
16.4
2.12
9
2.27
0.38
2.46
0.42
3.01
0.68
2.15
0.36
2.63
0.46
1.1
4.4
1.8
4
3.6
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
0.01
<0.1
<0.5
NB165
188,793N; 335.822E
biotite granitic gneiss
Odfb
73.27
13.51
2.5
0.65
1.45
2.24
1.81
0.23
0.06
0.04
0.002
4.1
99.91
544
<20
4
2
6.1
0.1
15.8
3.5
4.5
48.1
<1
112.5
0.1
7.3
0.6
27
<0.5
112.4
5.1
17.4
68.9
3.49
12.8
2.37
0.56
2.01
0.26
1.38
0.24
0.66
0.09
0.76
0.11
1.1
5.7
3.9
32
3.5
<0.5
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
0.2
<0.5
NB175
188.405N; 330.158E
bt-hbl-quartzo-felspathic gneiss
Odfb
74.33 13.57 2.14 0.45 2.64 3.08 0.26 0.25 0.04 0.03 <0.002
3.1
99.92
85
<20
12
3
2.6
<0.1
14.5
3.1
3.2
2.3
1
146.6
0.3
2.6
1.3
9
<0.5
100.7
17.2
4.4
31.9
1.39
6.4
2.13
0.57
2.94
0.58
3.71
0.82
2.73
0.44
3.56
0.6
1.4
5
2.5
11
2.2
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<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
1.8
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BC119
191.564N; 330,1 97E
amphibolite
Odfb
48.76
14.88
12.16
8.24
9.51
3.66
0.74
0.5
0.06
0.19
0.091
1.1
99.89
54
157
42
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50.6
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15.4
1.1
0.8
9.7
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82.2
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1
0.2
261
<0.5
35.9
13.7
2.9
7.3
1.05
4.9
1.43
0.55
1.92
0.35
2.39
0.53
1.73
0.24
1.71
0.25
0.8
17.2
1.6
26
51.7
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<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.5
<0.01
<0.1
<0.5
’Whole Rock Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission/Mass Spectrometer analysis conducted by
Bureau Veritas, 9050 Shaughnessy St, Vancouver, BC Canada V6P 6E5.
2Sample numbers correspond to thin section and whole rock sample localities shown on geologic map.
3Mineral abbreviations used in table: bt-biotite; epi-epidote; hbl-hornblende; ms-muscovite.
4LOI = loss on ignition in percent.
5SUM = Sum total in percent.
6PPM = parts per million. Ni analyzed by Bureau Veritas LF200 and AQ200 procedures.
Fault Contact - — - - arrows indicate relative motion along fault
Form Lines
interpretive patterns ol subsurface toliatlon orientations
based upon surlicial structural measurements
Research supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping
Program under STATEMAP (Award - G16AC00288, 2016 and 2017, G17AC00264). The views
and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be
interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the
U.S. Government.
Bedrock Geologic Map of the Shingle Hollow 7.5-minute Quadrangle,
Rutherford and Polk Counties, North Carolina
By
Bart L. Cattanach, G. Nicholas Bozdog, Sierra J. Isard, and Richard M. Wooten
Geology mapped from August 2016 to June 2018.
Map preparation, digital cartography and editing by G. Nicholas Bozdog, Bart L. Cattanach, and Sierra J. Isard
2018
This is an Open-File Map. It has been reviewed internally for conformity with North Carolina
Geological Survey mapping standards and with the North American Stratigraphic Code.
Further revisions or corrections to this Open File map may occur. Some station data omitted
from map to improve readability. Please contact the North Carolina Geological Survey for
complete observation and thin-section data.
North Carolina Geological Survey
Open File Report 2018-12
EXPLANATION OF MAP SYMBOLS
CONTACTS
Contact — Identity and existence certain, location inferred
Thrust fault — Identity and existence certain, location inferred.
Sawteeth on upper (tectonically higher) plate.
PLANAR FEATURES
(For multiple observations at one locality, symbols are joined at the "tail" ends of the strike lines)
Inclined metamorphic or tectonic foliation — Showing
strike and dip
Inclined metamorphic or tectonic foliation, for multiple
observations at one locality — Showing strike and dip
7,// Small, minor inclined joint — Showing strike and dip
Small, minor inclined joint, for multiple observations
at one locality — Showing strike and dip
X
Vertical metamorphic or tectonic foliation — Showing strike
Vertical metamorphic or tectonic foliation, for multiple
observations at one locality — Showing strike
Small, minor vertical or near-vertical joint, for multiple
observations at one locality — Showing strike
"X
Inclined mylonitic foliation — Showing strike and dip
Inclined mylonitic foliation, for multiple observations
at one locality — Showing strike and dip
® Horizontal metamorphic or tectonic foliation
LINEAR FEATURES
X
X
Inclined aligned-mineral lineation — Showing bearing and plunge
Inclined lineation at intersection of two foliations — Showing
bearing and plunge
Inclined fold hinge of generic (type or orientation unspecified)
small, minor fold — Showing bearing and plunge
OTHER FEATURES
о
Float station
NB206
A Thin section and whole rock analysis sample location
NB392
(•) Heavy mineral sample location
X Prospect (pit or small open cut)
X Abandoned sand, gravel, clay, or placer pit
NATURAL RESOURCES
SDG - Sand and gravel MIC - Mica
GENERALIZED STRATIGRAPHY AND SEQUENCE OF
TECTONIC EVENTS IN CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEW
Ordovician
lntrusion(?)/formation of Dysartsville Complex synchronous
with deformation and metamorphism of Tallulah Falls Formation.
Followed by deposition of Poor Mountain Formation
Devonian - Mississippian
Peak metamorphism, deformation, & faulting
TRAVERSE MAP
Hillshade derived from a six meter pixel resolution LiDAR (Light Detecting And Ranging) digital elevation model.
Red lines show paths of field traverses.
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Shingle Hollow 7.5-minute Quadrangle, Open File Report 2018-12
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