Usage:
Nantahala Formation (GA*,NC*)
Nantahala Slate (GA*,NC*,TN*)
Nantahala Formation of Chilhowee Group (GA*)
Nantahala Formation of Hiwassee River Group (GA,NC)
Subunits:
Laffingal Member (GA*)
Geologic age:
Cambrian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposures along Nantahala River, Macon and Swain Cos., NC (Keith, 1907).
AAPG geologic province:
Piedmont-Blue Ridge province*
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).