West Castleton Formation

West Castleton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type	Metamorphic
Sub-units	Beebe Limestone Member
Lithology
Primary	Slate, Phyllite
Other	dolostone, quartzite, Arkose
Location
Region	New York, Vermont
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	West Castleton, Vermont
Named by	E-an Zen

The West Castleton Formation is a geologic formation in New York and Vermont. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

It is described in Vermont as "Gray silicious to black, graphitic, pyritiferous slate and phyllite, locally with interbedded thin dark grey dolostone and grey quartzite and arkosic layers. Thin, white sandy laminae commonly found in the graphitic beds." ^[1]

Type Section

The type section is a roadcut along Scotch Hill Road, south of West Castleton, Vermont. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• New York (state) portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York

References

1. Stratigraphy and Structure of a Portion of the Castleton Quadrangle, Vermont, by E-an Zen, Bulletin 25, Vermont Geological Survey, 1964. Map Scale: 1:62,500.
2. West Castleton, National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary
3. Stratigraphy and structure at the north end of the Taconic Range in west-central Vermont, Zen, E-an, 1961. Geological Society of America Bulletin v.72, n.2 (p. 293)

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2014.