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Sedimentary breccia exposed in the Scottsville Basin along 
James River south of Howardsville, Nelson County

Sedimentary breccia with clasts of Catoctin metabasalt (mb) and quartz (q) exposed in the Scottsville Basin along James River south of Howardsville, Nelson County. The breccias formed when cobbles and boulders were deposited in rift basins approximate 210 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Knife- 15 cm (6 inches) in length.

 
 

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU | VALLEY & RIDGE | BLUE RIDGE | PIEDMONT | COASTAL PLAIN
 

(6/12/2000)