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Geologic Unit: Watauga River

Usage:

Watauga River Gneiss of Forge Creek Suite (NC,TN)


Geologic age:

Mesoproterozoic


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

Along Bethel Church Road, 0.5 mi north of where it crosses the Watauga River, Lat. 36 deg. 17 min. N., Long. 81 deg. 52 min. W., Sherwood quadrangle, Watauga Co., NC (Bartholomew and Lewis, 1984).


AAPG geologic province:

Piedmont-Blue Ridge province


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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