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  • Usage in publication:
    • Walhalla metamorphic suite
  • Modifications:
    • First used
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Gneiss
    • Amphibolite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Horton, J.W., Jr., and McConnell, K.I., 1991, The western Piedmont, IN Horton, J.W., Jr., and Zullo, V.A., eds., The geology of the Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society, 50th Anniversary Volume, p. 36-58.


Summary:

Walhalla metamorphic suite, here informally named for city in Oconee Co, SC, which it surrounds, is described as a distinctive suite of hornblende-plagioclase gneiss, amphibolite, and interlayered units that are components of the Walhalla nappe detailed by Griffin (1969). Usage of the name Walhalla by Griffin (1974) to denote a small granitoid gneiss in the same vicinity is here abandoned. Structurally overlies the Poor Mountain and Chauga River Formations, but relationship to these units is uncertain.

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Walhalla†
  • Modifications:
    • Abandoned
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Hatcher, R.D., Jr., 1993, Perspective on the tectonics of the Inner Piedmont, southern Appalachians, IN Hatcher, R.D., Jr., and Davis, T.L., eds., Studies of Inner Piedmont geology with a focus on the Columbus Promontory: Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook, November 6-7, 1993, p. 1-16.


Summary:

Author recommends in this report that term Walhalla metamorphic suite of Horton and McConnel (1991) be abandoned immediately because it encompasses parts of several easily separated stratigraphic units and was defined as a petrologic unit based solely on metamorphic grade. Suite includes part of the Poor Mountain Formation and Tallulah Falls Formation in the western Inner Piedmont of northwestern SC.

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


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