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Geologic Unit: White Oak

Usage:

White Oak Alkali Feldspar Granite of Robertson River Igneous Suite (VA*)


Geologic age:

Neoproterozoic*


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

Large roadcut on east side of VA Highway 638, approx 0.24 km (0.15 mi) northeast of bridge crossing Robinson River, 0.6 km (0.4 mi) northeast of confluence of Glebe Run and White Oak Run, Brightwood 7.5-min quadrangle, northern VA (Tollo, 1994).


AAPG geologic province:

Piedmont-Blue Ridge province*


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

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

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