Copper Ridge Dolomite

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Copper Ridge Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Beekmantown Dolomite and Knox Dolomite
Overlies Conasauga Group
Location
Region Appalachia and Southeastern United States
Country United States
Extent Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, [1] and West Virginia

The Copper Ridge Dolomite is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian Period.

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