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  • Usage in publication:
    • Buck Ridge schist
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Schist
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Hunter, C.E., and Mattocks, P.W., 1936, Geology and kaolin deposits of Spruce Pine and Linville Falls quadrangles, North Carolina, IN Clay resources of Tennessee Valley Authority region; Part 1: Tennessee Valley Authority, Division of Geology Bulletin, no. 4, p. 10-23.


Summary:

Buck Ridge schist named in Spruce Pine quad, western NC. Variable in composition and texture, but usually fine textured and composed of secondary micas, chlorites, and feldspars. Includes Bearwallow schist (new). Age is Precambrian (Archean?).

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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