Liberty Formation

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Liberty Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Liberty Formation Brookville Indiana.jpg
Liberty Formation (Upper Ordovician) exposed north of Brookville, Indiana
Type Formation
Underlies Saluda Formation and Whitewater Formation
Overlies Waynesville Formation
Location
RegionFlag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Liberty Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

Carbonate hardground from the Liberty Formation of southern Ohio. Liberty Hardground 090114.jpg
Carbonate hardground from the Liberty Formation of southern Ohio.

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