Preliminary Report on Buried Pre-Mesozoic Rocks in Florida and Adjacent States
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Title:
Preliminary Report on Buried Pre-Mesozoic Rocks in Florida and Adjacent States Geological Survey Circular 91
Creator:
Applin, Paul L.
Publisher:
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Language:
English

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Abstract:
The report proposes a threefold classification for the buried pre-Mesozoic rocks in Florida, the Coastal Plain of Georgia, and southeastern Alabama. These rocks are classified as: dominantly marine sedimentary Paleozoic rocks, which on the basis of faunal evidence, range in age from late Cambrian or early Ordovician to Silurian (Howell and Richards, 1949); rhyolitic lavas and pyroclastic rocks that are tentatively classified as early Paleozoic or pre- Cambrian; and granite, diorite, and metamorphic rocks, which are probably in part pre-Cambrian and in part of Paleozoic age. Penetration has not been sufficient to show definitely the vertical sequence of the different rock types that are encountered in different wells. The report discusses tentative conclusions on.the sequence of the types of rocks in the foregoing classification. ( English )
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Special Collections General, Special Collections & University Archives, Green Library, Florida International University.

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