Usage:
Irasburg Conglomerate [unranked] in Waits River Formation (VT*-recognized locally in Orleans Co.)
Geologic age:
Silurian to Devonian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Discovery site is in bed of Lords Creek just outside southern limit of village of Irasburg, Orleans Co., northeastern VT.
The area exposed in Irasburg Twp. is 4 mi long and 0.5 mi wide (Richardson, 1906; Richardson, 1929).
AAPG geologic province:
New England province
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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