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  • Usage in publication:
    • Windrock sandstone
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Glenn, L.C., 1925, The northern Tennessee coal field, included in Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Roane, and Scott Counties: Tennessee Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 33-B, 478 p.


Summary:

Windrock sandstone exposed in cross-country sections from Windrock to America Knob. Occurs at top of Anderson formation. Consists of sandstone containing occasional gritty quartz pebbles the size of wheat grains. On American Knob, top of sandstone is 18 ft below summit. Thickness is 40 ft.

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


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