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Geologic Unit: Treadwell

Usage:

Treadwell Member of Clinchfield Formation (GA)


Geologic age:

Tertiary
Eocene, late


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Georgia Kaolin Company Pit 50, 1.2 km southwest of Riggins Mill Road and community of Treadwell, 2.24 km southeast of Bibb-Twiggs Co. line, Twiggs Co., GA (Huddlestun and Hetrick, 1979).


AAPG geologic province:

South Georgia sedimentary province


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