Antelope Valley Limestone
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Antelope Valley Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician Period | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Unit of | Pogonip Group |
Underlies | Copenhagen Formation |
Overlies | Ninemile Formation |
Thickness | 1,100 feet (340 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Nevada |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Antelope Valley (Nevada) |
The Antelope Valley Limestone is a limestone geologic formation of the Pogonip Group in southern Nevada.
It is found in the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Whiterock Stage of the Ordovician period.
See also
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References
- Charles W. Merriam (1963). "Paleozoic rocks of Antelope Valley, Eureka and Nye Counties, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. doi:10.3133/PP423. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q61049030.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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- Ordovician geology of Nevada
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