Goodwin Limestone

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Goodwin Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Pogonip Group
Underlies Ninemile Shale
Overlies Windfall Formation
Thickness1,800 feet (550 m)
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States

The Goodwin Limestone is a geologic formation of the Pogonip Group in Nevada.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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