Banner Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Late Mississippian stage, Carboniferous Period | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Nelson Formation |
Overlies | Grossman Formation |
Thickness | 600 feet (180 m) (maximum) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate, sandstone, limestone [1] |
Location | |
Region | Elko County, Nevada |
Country | United States |
The Banner Formation is a Carboniferous period geologic formation in northern Elko County, Nevada. [2]
It is composed of conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone and was formed in connection with the Antler orogeny.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Late Mississippian [3] stage of the Carboniferous period during the Paleozoic Era. [4]
Banner Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Late Mississippian stage, Carboniferous Period | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Nelson Formation |
Overlies | Grossman Formation |
Thickness | 600 feet (180 m) (maximum) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate, sandstone, limestone [1] |
Location | |
Region | Elko County, Nevada |
Country | United States |
The Banner Formation is a Carboniferous period geologic formation in northern Elko County, Nevada. [2]
It is composed of conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone and was formed in connection with the Antler orogeny.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Late Mississippian [3] stage of the Carboniferous period during the Paleozoic Era. [4]