Pg. 90. Randolph phyllite. Fine-grained phyllites, of either very dark-gray or bluish-gray color, and with schistose structure. Are interbedded and interstratified with Waits River limestone. Are the phyllite part of Memphremagog group, and in Bethel Township, and doubtless to southward, are the predominant phase of that group. Extend in north-south direction, entirely across Randolph Township [Randolph quadrangle, Orange County, northeastern Vermont]. Are older than Bradford schists, which overlie Waits River limestone, and younger than Orleans phyllite, which underlies Waits River limestone.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 1770).
Randolph phyllite. Belongs to Memphremagog group. This phyllite and younger Brattleboro phyllite are interstratified with Waits River limestone; all assigned to Ordovician. It forms a continuous terrane across western part of Reading and Cavendish and extends into Chester.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 1770).
Pg. 360. Randolph phyllite. In central Green Mountains, Vermont, the Ordovician consists of Randolph phyllite (correlated with Black River limestone of New York), Waits River limestone (Chazy fossils), and Memphremagog slate (Beekmantown fossils).
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 1770).
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