Ponce Limestone

Ponce Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type Formation
Location
Country Puerto Rico

The Ponce Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.[1]

Description

Ponce Limestone includes beds of brown clay and has a maximum estimated thickness of 850 meters.[2]

Deposits

Exposed in the Ponce, Río Descalabrado, Punta Cucharas, Yauco, Punta Verraco, Guanica, La Parguera, San German, and Cabo Rojo quadrangles of the United States Geological Survey maps.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Various Contributors. The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Ponce Limestone. USGS. "Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Ponce Limestone. USGS. "Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data". Retrieved 6 August 2014.

Reference books

  • Monroe, W.H., 1972, Geology of the middle Tertiary rocks in the Ponce-Guanica area—a progress report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-258, Washington, D.C., scale 1:20,000.
  • USGS Pub ofr72258.
  • Volckmann, R.P., 1984a, Geologic map of the Cabo Rojo and Parguera quadrangles, southwest Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1557, scale 1:20,000.
  • USGS Pub i1557.
  • Volckmann, R.P., 1984b, Geologic map of the Puerto Real quadrangle, southwest Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1559, scale 1:20,000.
  • USGS Pub i1559.
  • Krushensky and Monroe, 1975
  • Krushensky and Monroe, 1978
  • Krushensky and Monroe, 1979
  • Mattson and Glover, 1973
  • Monroe, W.H., 1973b
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