Gatesburg Formation

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Gatesburg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type Formation
Sub-units Mines Dolomite, [1] Ore Hill, [2] Stacy [3]
Overlies Warrior Formation
Location
RegionFlag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania, Flag of New York.svg  New York, Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia, Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia, Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio [4]
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Type section
Named forExposures on Gatesburg Ridge, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Named byC. Butts, 1918 [5]

The Gatesburg Formation is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania. [4] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

The formation is described by Berg and others as gray dolomite, limestone, and sandstone. [6]

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References

  1. National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary, Mines
  2. National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary, Ore Hill
  3. National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary, Stacy
  4. 1 2 National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary, Gatesburg
  5. Butts, Charles, 1918, Geologic section of Blair and Huntingdon Counties, central Pennsylvania: American Journal of Science, 4th series, v. 46, p. 523-537.
  6. Berg, T.M. (compiler), 1980, Geologic map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey State Map, 4th series, 1, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000