Ninemile Formation

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Ninemile Shale
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Pogonip Group
Underlies Antelope Valley Limestone
Overlies Goodwin Limestone
Thickness550 ft (170 m)
Lithology
Primary Shale
Location
Region Nevada
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Ninemile Shale is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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