Paper No. 3-7
Presentation Time: 11:20 AM-11:40 AM
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXTENSION OF THE MOTTS GNEISS FROM EASTERN ALABAMA INTO THE UCHEE BELT OF WESTERN GEORGIA
HANLEY, T.B.1, WRIGHT, A.O.2, WILSON, C.G.2, KAR, A.3, STELTENPOHL, M.G.4, LA TOUR, T.E.5, GHAZI, M.5, and BURNLEY, P.C.5, (1) Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus State Univ, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, Hanley_Tom@Colstate.edu, (2) ACRES, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (3) Cooperative Developmental Energy Program, Fort Valley State Univ, Fort Valley, GA 31030, (4) Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, (5) Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

Similarities in lithologies suggest that the Moffitts Mill Schist (MMS), a lithologically complex unit separating the amphibolite-rich Phenix City gneiss (PCG) from the migmatitic felsic and amphibolitic gneiss of the North Columbus complex (NCC), extends from Alabama into Georgia where it helps outline the southern limb of the Lake Oliver synform. The Motts Gneiss (MG), a lineated rock which varies from metagranodiorite to metagranite and which contains deformed meta-aplite dikes, occurs as large elongate bodies within the MMS. The MMS and MG trend into the Goat Rock fault, which forms the southeast dipping northern limb of the Lake Oliver synform. The MMS, GRF and BFF rocks are locally rich in fine-grained biotite and muscovite and contain both plagioclase augens and garnet. They also contain meter scale and smaller masses of amphibolite, tightly folded masses of felsic gneiss and scarce small pods of calcsilicate. These similarities suggest that the MMS is a protolith of the GRF and BFF mylonites and that the block-in-matrix character of the mylonites predates mylonitization. The nature of the NCC, its relationship to the PCG and the relationship of the Uchee Belt to rocks of the Inner Piedmont are still under investigation.

South-Central Section (37th) and Southeastern Section (52nd), GSA Joint Annual Meeting (March 12–14, 2003)
General Information for this Meeting
Session No. 3
History of Geologic Investigation of Crystalline Rocks of Alabama, with Emphasis on the Past 40 Years: How We Saw it Then; How We See it Now
University of Memphis Conference Center: Fogelman Executive Center 308
9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2003
 

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