Usage:
Ellisville Granodiorite (VA)
Ellisville biotite granodiorite [informal?] (VA)
For informal usage, the rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Geologic age:
Ordovician
Silurian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Occurs in Orange, Spotsylvania, and Louisa Cos., central VA. Ellisville is town in Louisa Co.
AAPG geologic province:
Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
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