Pungo River Formation

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Pungo River Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian to Langhian
Pungotooth2.jpg
Carcharhinus sp. posterior tooth in the Pungo River Formation
Type Formation
Underlies Yorktown Formation
Overlies Castle Hayne Formation
Lithology
Primarysand, silt, clay, limestone, phosphorite
Location
Region North Carolina
Country United States
Type section
Named for Pungo River

The Pungo River Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early to Middle Miocene.

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Economic significance

The Pungo River Formation is mined extensively for its phosphorite deposits, including at one of the largest phosphate mines in the world, the Aurora mine.

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