Nashville Dome

Nashville Dome, southward geologic extension of the Cincinnati Arch that is prominent in central Tennessee, U.S. Ordovician rocks (about 490 to 445 million years in age) constitute the oldest strata exposed in the core of the dome; they are surrounded by Carboniferous strata (roughly 360 to 300 million years old). The dome was submerged at various times, while during others the central portions were elevated above sea level and exposed to erosion. Two major uplifts...