Banner Formation

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Banner Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Mississippian stage,
Carboniferous Period
Type Geologic formation
UnderliesNelson Formation
OverliesGrossman Formation
Thickness600 feet (180 m) (maximum)
Lithology
Primary conglomerate, sandstone, limestone [1]
Location
Region Elko County, Nevada
Country United States

The Banner Formation is a Carboniferous period geologic formation in northern Elko County, Nevada. [2]

It is composed of conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone and was formed in connection with the Antler orogeny.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Late Mississippian [3] stage of the Carboniferous period during the Paleozoic Era. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arthur E. Granger; Mendell M. Bell; George C. Simmons; Florence Lee (1957). "Geology and mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada". Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin. 54. ISSN   0097-191X. Wikidata   Q66311618.
  2. ↑ Google Books: Geology of Nevada: A Discussion to Accompany the Geologic Map of Nevada, by John Harris Stewart.
  3. ↑ Robert R. Coats (1987). "Geology of Elko County, Nevada". Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin. 101. ISSN   0097-191X. Wikidata   Q66311628.
  4. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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