Usage:
Chattasofka Creek Gneiss of Dadeville Complex (AL*)
Geologic age:
Paleozoic, early*
Devonian, Late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: several outcrops along the banks of Chattasofka Creek, approximately 1.6 mi east of Dadeville, in NW/4 SE/4 sec. 3, T. 21 N., R. 23 E., Tallapoosa Co., east-central AL (Steltenpohl 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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