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  • Usage in publication:
    • Hazelhurst [formation]
  • Modifications:
    • First used
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Atlantic Coast basin
Publication:

Siple, G.E., 1957, Guidebook for the South Carolina coastal plain field trip of the Carolina Geological Society; Field trip guidebook 2: South Carolina Division of Geology Bulletin, no. 24, 51 p., Prepared for Carolina Geol. Soc. Ann. Field Trip, Nov. 16-17, 1957


Summary:

Name Hazelhurst appears in table 1 as part of a list of Pleistocene formations. Occurs below Coharie formation.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Hazelhurst Formation, terrace
  • Modifications:
    • Named
    • Overview
    • Age modified
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sand
    • Gravel
    • Silt
    • Clay
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Atlantic Coast basin
Publication:

Colquhoun, D.J., 1965, Terrace sediment complexes in central South Carolina: Atlantic Coastal Plain Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook, [no. 6].


Summary:

Hazelhurst Formation, described in this report, consists of basal cross-bedded sands and coarse gravels grading upward to silt, sand, and clay. Thickness 250-270 ft. Underlies Coharie Formation. Also called Hazelhurst terrace. Occurs in Congaree River valley. Age given here as post middle Eocene to pre-late Miocene.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Hazelhurst Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Areal extent
    • Age modified
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Atlantic Coast basin
Publication:

Colquhoun, D.J., 1969, Coastal plain terraces in the Carolinas and Georgia, U.S.A., IN Wright, H.E., Jr., ed., Quaternary geology and climate; Proceedings of the International Association for Quaternary Research, VII Congress; Volume 16: National Academy of Sciences Publication, Boulder-Denver, CO, Aug. 14-Sept. 19, 1965, no. 1701, p. 150-162.


Summary:

Hazelhurst Formation recognized in NC, SC, and GA. Age here is given as Pleistocene.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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