Graptoliferous slate (VTOwbl;0)

Graptoliferous slate

Black slate of Climacograptus bicornis Biozone on and west of Whipstock Hill, otherwise typical of slates of the Walloomsac Formation shown as Ow. Part of the Taconic Allochthon.

State	Vermont
Name	Graptoliferous slate
Geologic age	Upper Ordovician
Lithologic constituents	Major Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > SlateBlack slate of Climacograptus bicornis Biozone; graptoliferous slate.
References	Ratcliffe, N.M., Stanley, R.S., Gale., M.H., Thompson, P.J., and Walsh, G.J., 2011, Bedrock geologic map of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3184, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sim3184
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 96860
Counties	Bennington

Graptoliferous slate

Ratcliffe, N.M., Stanley, R.S., Gale., M.H., Thompson, P.J., and Walsh, G.J., 2011, Bedrock geologic map of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3184, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000.