Usage:
/Randolph Phyllite (VT-recognized locally in Orange Co.)
[Preoccupied. Name previously applied to Randolph Granite of Billings (1928) in NH, and Randolph Phyllite of Richardson (1924) in same area.]
Geologic age:
Devonian
Silurian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Quarried at Randolph, Randolph Twp., Orange Co., northeastern VT (Foyles and Richardson, 1929).
AAPG geologic province:
New England province
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