Joana Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Early Mississippian series Carboniferous Period | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | White Pine Group |
Underlies | Chainman Formation |
Overlies | Pilot Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region |
White Pine County,
Nye County Nevada |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Joana Mine |
Named by | Spencer, 1917 |
The Joana Limestone is a limestone geologic formation in White Pine County and Nye County Nevada.
The Joana Limestone was named for exposures at the Joana Mine on the south side of Robinson Canyon, 2 miles north of Ely, Nevada. [1]
It was formed during the Early Mississippian series of the Carboniferous Period.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. [2]
Joana Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Early Mississippian series Carboniferous Period | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | White Pine Group |
Underlies | Chainman Formation |
Overlies | Pilot Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region |
White Pine County,
Nye County Nevada |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Joana Mine |
Named by | Spencer, 1917 |
The Joana Limestone is a limestone geologic formation in White Pine County and Nye County Nevada.
The Joana Limestone was named for exposures at the Joana Mine on the south side of Robinson Canyon, 2 miles north of Ely, Nevada. [1]
It was formed during the Early Mississippian series of the Carboniferous Period.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. [2]