Scales Shale

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Scales Shale
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Unit of Maquoketa Group
Underlies Fort Atkinson Limestone
Overlies Trenton Limestone
Location
Region Illinois, Indiana
Country United States

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

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