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- Goshen schist
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- Named
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- Schist
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Summary:
Named for typical occurrence in Goshen, Wilkes Co., north-central NC, southeastern part of Virgilina district. Consists of highly schistose, clastic acid tuff, probably of volcanic origin, in most places so altered that little or nothing of its original structure and texture is discernible. Color is light gray or white. In its present condition, is a well-defined sericite schist. Is probably a tuffaceous phase of Hyco quartz porphyry. Age is Ordovician(?). Report includes geologic map.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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- Goshen schist
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- Age modified
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- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Jonas, A.I., 1928, Geological map of Virginia; preliminary edition: Virginia Geological Survey
Summary:
Age is shown as Precambrian and younger than Glenarm series. In Virgilina area, unit designated as "aporhyolite" on map includes Hyco quartz porphyry and a tuffaceous facies called Goshen schist.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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- Goshen schist
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- Not used
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Summary:
Goshen schist erroneously named by Laney (1917). Unit is probably sheared Hyco Formation; therefore the Goshen here becomes a stratigraphic extension of Hyco Formation.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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