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Whitewater Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana
Type Sedimentary
Unit of Maquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology)
Underlies Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone
Overlies Dillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation
Location
Region Ohio, Indiana
Country United States

The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. [1]

Type Section

The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903. [2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

Fossils of Richmond South outcrop

An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary
  2. ^ Nickles, J. M., 1903, The Richmond Group in Ohio and Indiana and its subdivisions, with a note on the genus Strophomena and its type: American Geologist, v. 32, p. 202–218.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whitewater Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana
Type Sedimentary
Unit of Maquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology)
Underlies Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone
Overlies Dillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation
Location
Region Ohio, Indiana
Country United States

The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. [1]

Type Section

The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903. [2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

Fossils of Richmond South outcrop

An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary
  2. ^ Nickles, J. M., 1903, The Richmond Group in Ohio and Indiana and its subdivisions, with a note on the genus Strophomena and its type: American Geologist, v. 32, p. 202–218.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.



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