Running SW-NE across AL, GA, & N.C., the Brevard Fault Zone is a prominent geologic feature of the Southeast U.S. Geologists continue to debate the Brevard's structure and significance. At one time, it was thought to represent the suture where Proto-Africa joined Proto-North America to form Pangea. The "smeared" shapes of some granite bodies suggest right-lateral movement. The fault last moved about 185 million years ago. (Map from "Roadside Geology of Georgia" by P.G. & W. Witherspoon).
