Antelope Valley Limestone

Antelope Valley Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician Period
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Pogonip Group
Underlies Copenhagen Formation
Overlies Ninemile Formation
Thickness 1,100 feet (340 m)
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States
Type section
Named for Antelope Valley (Nevada)

The Antelope Valley Limestone is a limestone geologic formation of the Pogonip Group in southern Nevada.

It is found in the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

References

  • "Geology of Antelope Valley in Eureka County and Nye County, Nevada, USGS Paper 423, by Charles Merriam, 1963.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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