Cid Formation

Cid Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Unit of Albemarle Group
Sub-units Flat Swamp member, mudstone member
Lithology
Primary metavolcanic rock, shale, argillite
Other mudstone
Location
Region  North Carolina
Country  United States
Type section
Named for Cid, NC

The Cid Formation is a metavolcanic rock and mudstone geologic formation in North Carolina. It consists of a lower unnamed mudstone member with intermittent volcanic flows and the Flat Swamp Member, which is characterized by pyroclastic flows[1]. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.

See also

References

  1. Stromquist, Arvid A.; Sundelius, Harold W. (1968). "Stratigraphy of the Albemarle Group of the Carolina slate belt in central North Carolina" (PDF). Contributions to stratigraphy: US Geological Survey Bulletin. 1274-B: 5–19.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.


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