Stratigraphy and Structure of the Millican Creek Area, Sevier County, Tennessee

[From Introduction] [abbreviated]

The Millican Creek area, named for a small stream which traverses the region, is located in the northeastern portion of Sevier County, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles east of Knoxville (Figure 1). The area is situated within the Tennessee section of the Valley and Ridge physiographic province (Fenneman, 1938, pp. 265-276) about eight miles northwest of the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The mapped area (Plate 1), which encompasses about twenty-five square miles, is represented within the Kykers Ferry (156-NE) 7-1/2 minute topographic map published jointly by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Geological Survey.

Purpose of the Present Investigation:

The purpose of the present study was two fold. First, and most important, was to determine if less generalized mappable units than had been previously described could be defined within the Middle Ordovician section. Secondly, if subdivision was possible, a geologic map and related cross-sections were to be constructed showing the areal extent of the mappable units and the interpretation of the relationships of these units.