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  • Usage in publication:
    • Tempa 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:

Name Tempa schist introduced in this report for mass on Tempa Mountain, in Mitchell Co., western NC. Composed of muscovite, quartz, biotite, chlorite, and sometimes feldspar. Has a width of a little over 1 mi and a length of 4 mi. Cut by hornblende intrusions which are very likely same age as gabbro from which Roan gneiss was derived. No age stated.

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


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