Medina Group

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Medina Group
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
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Outcrop of the Medina Group in Upstate New York
Type Group
Sub-units
Location
Region New York
Country United States

The Medina Group or Cataract Group is a geologic group in New York. It dates to the Silurian period. The group includes the Whirlpool Sandstone, Power Glen Shale, Devils Hole Sandstone, Grimsby Formation, Thorold Sandstone, Cambria Shale, Cabot Head Shale and Kodak Sandstone. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Carlton E. Brett; Dorothy H. Tepper; William M. Goodman; Steven T. LoDuca; Eckert Bea-Yeh (1995). "Revised stratigraphy and correlations of the Niagaran provincial series (Medina, Clinton, and Lockport groups) in the type area of western New York" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2086: 1. doi:10.3133/B2086. ISSN   8755-531X. Wikidata   Q56798368 . Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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Geological cross section of the Medina Group