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Wilcox Formation

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too small to map or prominent beds of vitreous quartzite as much as 10 meters (33 ft) thick. This formation has a distinctive shredded, schistose appearance because of closely-spaced
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are common. At the type locality on Wilcox Hill and on the slopes south of Cold River, the schist contains pods of
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that is part of the Holly Mountain Complex. It is exposed within the western parts of
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Digital and preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Rutland quadrangle, Vermont.
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The Wilcox Formation consists primarily of dark-gray to brownish-gray,
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The Wilcox Formation of Vermont Assigned to the Mount Holly Complex.
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in Gulf of Mexico coastal region with a similar name, see
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of the eponymous Wilcox Hill and on northwest slope of
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of the Wilcox Formation lies on the slopes south of
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Index

geologic group
Wilcox Group
Stratigraphic range
Middle Proterozoic
Formation
Vermont
United States
Rutland County, Vermont
geologic formation
Vermont
Mendon
type locality
Cold River
Mendon Peak
muscovite
chlorite
quartz
schist
quartzite
foliation
cleavage
graphite
dolomite
marble
dolomite
aplitic
gneiss
veins
tourmaline
Geologic Unit: Wilcox

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