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Geologic Time Scale for Sc Geologic Time Scale for South Carolina Geologic Time Scale for South Carolina (not scaled for geologic time or thickness of deposits) (not scaled for geologic time or thickness of deposits) EON ERA PERIOD EPOCH Geologic Events in South Carolina MYA* EON ERA PERIOD EPOCH Geologic Events in South Carolina MYA* HOLOCENE Barrier Islands formed; flood plains of major rivers established. 0.01 HOLOCENE Barrier Islands formed; flood plains of major rivers established. 0.01 QUATERNARY Surficial deposits cover the underlying Coastal Plain formations. QUATERNARY Surficial deposits cover the underlying Coastal Plain formations. PLEISTOCENE PLEISTOCENE Carolina Bays develop; scarps form due to sea level rise and fall. 1.6 Carolina Bays develop; scarps form due to sea level rise and fall. 1.6 Coastal Plain sediments reflect large-scale regressive cycles. Off- Coastal Plain sediments reflect large-scale regressive cycles. Off- PLIOCENE PLIOCENE lap of the ocean and scouring responsible for the Orangeburg scarp. 5.3 lap of the ocean and scouring responsible for the Orangeburg scarp. 5.3 Uplift and erosion of Piedmont and mountains. Fluvial sediments Uplift and erosion of Piedmont and mountains. Fluvial sediments MIOCENE MIOCENE spread over the Coastal Plain. Sandhill dunes deposited. 23 spread over the Coastal Plain. Sandhill dunes deposited. 23 NEOGENE NEOGENE Deposition of carbonates predominate. Arches and embayments Deposition of carbonates predominate. Arches and embayments TERTIARY OLIGOCENE TERTIARY OLIGOCENE continue to influence deposition of Coastal Plain formations. 36.6 continue to influence deposition of Coastal Plain formations. 36.6 Sand deposited in upper Coastal Plain; limestone deposited in Sand deposited in upper Coastal Plain; limestone deposited in EOCENE EOCENE middle and lower Coastal Plain. Fault activity. 53 middle and lower Coastal Plain. Fault activity. 53 CENOZOIC CENOZOIC Fluvial, marginal marine and marine Coastal Plain sediments Fluvial, marginal marine and marine Coastal Plain sediments PALEOCENE PALEOCENE PALEOGENE deposited. 65 PALEOGENE deposited. 65 Development of the Cape Fear Arch and South Georgia Embayment Development of the Cape Fear Arch and South Georgia Embayment CRETACEOUS CRETACEOUS influences deposition of Coastal Plain formations. Fault activity. 135 influences deposition of Coastal Plain formations. Fault activity. 135 Renewed sea floor spreading; intrusion of N-S and NW-SE trending Renewed sea floor spreading; intrusion of N-S and NW-SE trending JURASSIC JURASSIC diabase (basaltic) dikes. Great North American intrusive event. 205 diabase (basaltic) dikes. Great North American intrusive event. 205 Breakup of the supercontinent Pangea. Triassic rift-basins Breakup of the supercontinent Pangea. Triassic rift-basins MESOZOIC TRIASSIC MESOZOIC TRIASSIC develop and fault activity. 250 develop and fault activity. 250 Alleghanian Orogeny - closing of the Iapetus Ocean accompanied Alleghanian Orogeny - closing of the Iapetus Ocean accompanied by continental collision and formation of the supercontinent Pangea. by continental collision and formation of the supercontinent Pangea. PERMIAN PERMIAN Rocks related to South Carolina are folded and thrusted; some Rocks related to South Carolina are folded and thrusted; some rocks may have been metamorphosed. 290 rocks may have been metamorphosed. 290 PENNSYLVANIAN Time of uplift and erosion. 320 PENNSYLVANIAN Time of uplift and erosion. 320 MISSISSIPPIAN Time of uplift and erosion. 355 MISSISSIPPIAN Time of uplift and erosion. 355 Arcadian Orogeny - rocks related to South Carolina may have been Arcadian Orogeny - rocks related to South Carolina may have been DEVONIAN DEVONIAN folded, faulted, and metamorphosed. 408 folded, faulted, and metamorphosed. 408 Laurentia and western South America/Africa shear apart as the Laurentia and western South America/Africa shear apart as the SILURIAN SILURIAN PHANEROZOIC PHANEROZOIC Gondwanian supercontinent breakup begins. 438 Gondwanian supercontinent breakup begins. 438 Taconic Orogeny - collision of Laurentia with western South Taconic Orogeny - collision of Laurentia with western South ORDOVICIAN America/Africa; Gondwanian supercontinent forms. Rocks related ORDOVICIAN America/Africa; Gondwanian supercontinent forms. Rocks related to South Carolina are folded, sheared/faulted, and metamorphosed. 510 to South Carolina are folded, sheared/faulted, and metamorphosed. 510 Emplacement of igneous intrusions Deposition of volcanic and sedimentary rocks found in the Slate Emplacement of igneous intrusions Deposition of volcanic and sedimentary rocks found in the Slate CAMBRIAN CAMBRIAN PALEOZOIC PALEOZOIC belt. 570 belt. 570 Opening of the Iapetus Ocean (750 to 700 million years ago) and Opening of the Iapetus Ocean (750 to 700 million years ago) and PROTEROZOIC EON continental rifting of Laurentia's (North America) eastern margin. 2,500 PROTEROZOIC EON continental rifting of Laurentia's (North America) eastern margin. 2,500 Grenville Orogeny (1,100 million years ago) metamorphosed Grenville Orogeny (1,100 million years ago) metamorphosed ARCHEAN EON basement rocks and rocks related to the Blue Ridge. Oldest rock 3,800 ARCHEAN EON basement rocks and rocks related to the Blue Ridge. Oldest rock 3,800 PRECAMBRIAN dated in South Carolina is 1,200 million years old. PRECAMBRIAN dated in South Carolina is 1,200 million years old. 4,600 4,600 Oldest known rock in U.S. - 3,600 million years old. Oldest known rock in Oldest known rock in U.S. - 3,600 million years old. Oldest known rock in * Estimated age in millions of years. world - 3,850 million years old. Formation of the Earth - 4,600 million years * Estimated age in millions of years. world - 3,850 million years old. Formation of the Earth - 4,600 million years MYA = million years ago old. MYA = million years ago old. Based on the 1989 Global Stratigraphic Chart, International Union of Geological Sciences. Based on the 1989 Global Stratigraphic Chart, International Union of Geological Sciences..
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