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]

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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" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.