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- Usage in publication:
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- Paperville shale
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Shale
- Siltstone
- Limestone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Named the Paperville formation in TN, VA, and GA for Paperville, Bristol quadrangle, TN. Consists of a thick succession of gray siltstones, black graptolitic shales and interbedded black limestones, and brown-weathering calcareous sandstones which were mapped as Athens in southeastern belts of Appalachian Valley in TN. Unit overlies the Fetzer formation [Fetzer tongue] and underlies sandstones of the "Tellico" formation. The Paperville is of Middle Ordovician (Mohawkian) age.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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