Usage:
Agricola Schist of Dadeville Complex (AL*)
Geologic age:
early Paleozoic*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: near Agricola, south of Dadeville, Tallapoosa Co., east-central AL (Bentley and Neathery, 1970).
Fresh exposures can be seen in Chattasofka Creek, just south of Dadeville, in NE/4 SE/4 sec. 9, T. 21 N., R. 23 E. [approx. Lat. 32 deg. 49 min. 10 sec. N., Long. 82 deg. 45 min. 06 sec. W., Dadeville 7.5-min quadrangle, Tallapoosa Co., east-central AL (M.G. Stetlenpohl and others, 1990).
AAPG geologic province:
Piedmont-Blue Ridge province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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