Harding Sandstone

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Harding Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Underlies Fremont Formation
Overlies Manitou Limestone
Thickness26 to 46 m (85 to 151 ft)
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Siltstone, shale
Location
RegionCentral Colorado
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Type section
Named forHarding’s quarry, Fremont County
Named byCharles D. Walcott (1892)

The Harding Sandstone is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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