Stratigraphy and Heavy Minerals of the Bays Formation, Bays Mountain Synclinorium, Northeast Tennessee

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Research Article| May 01, 1965 Stratigraphy and Heavy Minerals of the Bays Formation, Bays Mountain Synclinorium, Northeast Tennessee DAVID CUMMINGS DAVID CUMMINGS Dept. Geology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.1 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information DAVID CUMMINGS Dept. Geology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.1 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 13 Mar 1964 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1965, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1965) 76 (5): 591–600. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[591:SAHMOT]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 13 Mar 1964 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation DAVID CUMMINGS; Stratigraphy and Heavy Minerals of the Bays Formation, Bays Mountain Synclinorium, Northeast Tennessee. GSA Bulletin 1965;; 76 (5): 591–600. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[591:SAHMOT]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The Bays Mountain synclinorium is in the Valley and Ridge province in northeast Tennessee, southwest of Kingsport and west of Greeneville.The more clastic part of the Bays formation lies in the east section of the synclinorium. The thickness of the Bays decreases from about 870 feet on the east to about 600 feet on the west. Presumably, the red beds and primary features of the Bays formation formed under deltaic conditions. A Camarocladia Zone near its base indicates a time-transgression of the Bays. The Bays is older at the base to the east than at its base to the west.The heavy minerals of the Bays were compared with those of the Cambrian and Precambrian(?) sediments, volcanic rocks, and accessory minerals of the crystalline complex which now comprise the Blue Ridge. The minerals identified include nearly all those in the Cambrian and Precambrian(?) sediments as well as additional minerals not found in these older sediments but that are in the crystalline complex. Such minerals indicate that at least a part of the crystalline complex was above sea level during the Middle Ordovician. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.