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- High Tower granite
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Granite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Summary:
High Tower granite described here as light-gray or white gneissoid biotite granite. One area of it is in western part of Tate quad., and the other is in the southeastern corner, where it is best developed around town of Hightower, in Forsyth Co. Younger than Carolina gneiss (Archean), but probably not older than Salem Church granite of western part of quad. Probably Cambrian. The Salem Church granite intrudes Hiwassee schist and Great Smoky formation.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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- High Tower granite
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- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Summary:
Name High Tower may be appropriately used for granite gneiss on southwestern side of Ashland belt in Dawson, Lumpkin, and White Cos. Intrusive into Carolina series.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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