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Geologic Unit: Mount Abraham

Usage:
Mount Abraham Schist of Camels Hump Group (VT*)
Mount Abraham Schist Member of Underhill Formation (VT)

Age:
Precambrian*
Proterozoic, Late*
Cambrian, Early*
Geologic Province:
New England province*


Areal Extent:
VT*



Type Locality:
Exposures on summit of Mount Abraham, Addison Co., central VT (Doll and others, 1961).

Unit Name History:
Named member of Underhill formation (Doll and others, 1961). Revised to formation in Camels Hump group (Cady and others, 1962). Overview (Walsh, 1992).

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Asterisks (*) indicate usage by the U.S. Geological Survey. Other usages by state geological surveys.

"No current usage" implies that a name has been abandoned or that it has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ().

Slashes (/) indicate unit name usage violates the 1983 North American Stratigraphic Code. This violation may be explained within brackets ([ ]).






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Last modified: 7-Jan-2007