Moccasin Formation

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Moccasin Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Copper Creek Thrust Fault (Thorn Hill section, northeastern Tennessee, USA) 2.jpg
Rome Formation over Moccasin Formation (Copper Creek Thrust Fault, Tennessee)
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary limestone
Location
RegionFlag of Virginia.svg  Virginia, Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee,
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Moccasin Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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