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Aug 6, 2019 · Geologic Map of the Shenandoah National Park Region, Virginia. By Geology and Ecology of National Parks August 6, 2019. ShenandoahGeologicMap.pdf (37.28 MB)
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Stonehenge Limestone
- Beekmantown Group
- Devonian and Silurian Rocks That Underlie Massanutten Mountain
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- DSu
- Sm
- Great Valley and Page Valley
- Beekmantown Group, undivided (Middle and Lower Ordovician)—Light-
- Conococheague Limestone (Lower Ordovician and Upper Cambrian)—
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- Zrl
- Yog
- Orthopyroxene monzogranite-quartz monzodiorite (Mesoproterozoic)—
- Orthopyroxene granite-monzogranite (Mesoproterozoic)—Dark-gray,
- Ylg
- Orthopyroxene syenogranite and monzogranite gneiss (Mesoproterozoic)—
U.S. Department of the Interior KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey
The Lower Ordovician Stonehenge Limestone (Os) consists of silty, laminated limestone overlain by thick-bedded, fossiliferous limestone. The upper part consists of algal bioherms, intraformational conglomerates, and bioclastic beds that alternate with thin dolostone beds.
The Middle and Lower Ordovician Beekmantown Group (Ob) consists of the Stonehenge Limestone and its Stoufferstown Member, Rockdale Run Formation, and Pinesburg Station Dolomite, which are not differentiated on the geologic map (plate 1). The basal part of the Stonehenge Limestone (the Stoufferstown Member) consists of silty, laminated limestone, wh...
The rocks that overlie the Martinsburg Formation are resistant to erosion and underlie Massanutten Mountain in the Massanutten synclinorium. The Silurian Massanutten Sandstone (Sm) caps the ridges and consists of light-gray, fine- to coarse-grained, locally conglomeratic, cross-laminated sandstone. These rocks are overlain by a sequence of Silurian...
Deposits of unconsolidated surficial materials and the resulting landforms document the most recent part of the geologic history of the Shenandoah National Park region. The surficial materials contribute to the different types of soil, associated flora and fauna, and land use. Some of the landforms and deposits reflect millions of years of processe...
This research was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program’s Federal Mapping Component (FEDMAP) and University Geologic Mapping Component (EDMAP). Significant contributions were made by student research assistants from George Washington University and the College of William and Mary, who were supported by...
Devonian and Silurian rocks, undivided—Includes the formations listed below Mahantango Formation (Middle Devonian)—Gray mudstone, sandstone, and fossiliferous shale Needmore Shale (Middle and Lower Devonian)—Greenish-gray, fossiliferous shale and calcareous mudstone; black shale at the base Tioga Ash Bed (Middle and Lower Devonian)—Gray shale and s...
Bloomsburg Formation (Upper Silurian)—Red mudstone interbedded with red, ferruginous sandstone and shale McKenzie Formation (Upper and Middle Silurian)—Gray, calcareous shale Massanutten Sandstone (Silurian)—Light-gray, fine- to coarse-grained, cross laminated, locally conglomeratic sandstone
Om Oeln Ob Os Oc e wa Martinsburg Formation (Upper and Middle Ordovician)—Light-brown shale, calcareous shale, and siltstone. Contains thin to medium beds of sandstone and metagraywacke in the upper part; gray, argillaceous limestone at the base Edinburg Formation, Lincolnshire Limestone, and New Market Limestone, undivided (Middle Ordovician)—G...
gray, medium- to thick-bedded dolostone and laminated dolostone containing white and light-gray chert nodules. Weathered surface characterized by “butcher-block” of cross-hatched joints. Irregular bedding at top is due to collapse breccia and paleokarst Stonehenge Limestone (Lower Ordovician)—Dark-gray, fine- to medium-grained, thick-bedded, fossil...
Light-gray, calcareous to dolomitic sandstone; medium-gray, fine-grained limestone with intraformational conglomerate; and light-gray, fine-grained dolostone interbedded with dark- to light-gray, laminated, algal limestone; dolomitic limestone; and light-brown dolostone and calcareous sandstone Elbrook Limestone (Upper and Middle Cambrian)—Medium-g...
cw Antietam Formation (Lower Cambrian)—Light-olive- to olive-gray, medium- to coarse-grained, medium-bedded, locally ferruginous, micaceous, silty metasandstone interbedded with very fine grained, silty metasandstone to sandy metasiltstone. Local ferruginous horizons with abundant botryoidal hematite and limonite are located near contact with over...
Amissville Alkali Feldspar Granite—Gray, medium-grained alkali feldspar granite composed of mesoperthite, quartz, and diagnostic quartz phenocrysts. Small, irregular (miarolitic) cavities contain protruding quartz crystals Battle Mountain Alkali Feldspar Granite—Gray, medium-grained alkali-feldspar granite composed of alkali-feldspar-dominant mesop...
Arrington Mountain Alkali Feldspar Granite—Gray, medium-grained, equigranular alkali-feldspar granite composed of mesoperthite (chiefly microcline), quartz, and hastingsite, biotite, fluorite, and rare garnet and muscovite Rivanna Granite—White, medium-grained, and equigranular granite composed of quartz, plagioclase, and alkali-feldspar-dominant m...
Dark-green to black, medium- to coarse-grained, inequigranular, massive and nonfoliated, orthopyroxene-, amphibole-, and clinopyroxene-bearing orthopyroxene monzogranite and quartz monzodiorite Megacrystic quartz monzonite (Mesoproterozoic)—Light- to medium-gray, medium-grained to megacrystic, weakly foliated quartz monzonite containing porphyrobla...
medium- to coarse-grained, equigranular, weakly to strongly foliated, Yfh Yll Yomg Yos Ygd Yoq Yon Yod Ypg
orthopyroxene-, amphibole-, biotite-, and garnet-bearing orthopyroxene granite-monzogranite Flint Hill Gneiss (Mesoproterozoic)—Dark- to medium-gray, medium-grained, inequigranular, strongly foliated, locally migmatitic quartzofeldspathic syenogranite to monzogranite in compositional layers separated by biotite. Includes gray and blue quartz grains...
Gray, medium- to coarse-grained, compositionally layered, strongly foliated orthopyroxene-, biotite-, garnet-, and clinopyroxene-bearing orthopyroxene syenogranite and monzogranite gneiss. Exhibits transposed garnetiferous leucocratic layers Orthopyroxene granodiorite gneiss (Mesoproterozoic)—Dark-gray, medium- to coarse-grained, compositionally la...
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The park is known for its breathtaking views along scenic Skyline Drive, which runs down the spine of the park. The Appalachian Trail also goes through the park for a stretch of about 95 miles. This park has a rich geologic history, with ancient rocks formed over millions to billions of years.
Sep 3, 2009 · The study area is centered on the Shenandoah National Park, which is mostly situated in the western part of the Blue Ridge province. The map covers the central section and western limb of the Blue Ridge-South Mountain anticlinorium.
- 10.3133/ofr20091153
- 2009
- Report
The Shenandoah National Park is underlain by three general groups of rock units: (1) Mesoproterozoic granitic gneisses and granitoids, (2) Neoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks of the Swift Run Formation and metabasalt of the Catoctin Formation, and (3) siliciclastic rocks of the Lower Cambrian Chilhowee Group.
- USGS Numbered Series
- Open-File Report
- Report
Nov 28, 2007 · Location map of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia and surrounding counties. The main body is 3- to 6-miles (5- to 10-km) wide with a very irregular boundary that encloses small portions of the Shenandoah Valley to the west and many of the lower Blue Ridge foothills to the east.
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Oct 26, 2023 · The ancient Grenville rocks, the lava flows, and the sediments represent the three main geologic units found within Shenandoah. All of these events occurred over 400 million years ago and the Appalachian Mountains had yet to appear on the scene!
