McKenzie Formation
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| McKenzie Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ludfordian[1] | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Williamsport Formation |
| Overlies | Rochester Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | West Virginia |
| Country | United States |
The Silurian McKenzie Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Maryland.[2]
Description[edit]
The McKenzie Formation is a gray, thin-bedded shale and argillaceous limestone, with interbedded red sandstone and shale in its eastern extents in Maryland. The thickness ranges from 160 to 380 feet.[2] It houses shallow water fauna including but not limited to brachiopods, Ostracods, and tentaculitids.
Age[edit]
Relative age dating of the Tuscarora places it in the Silurian period. It rests conformably atop the Clinton Group and conformably below the Bloomsburg Formation.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau
- ^ a b c "Geologic Maps of Maryland:". Retrieved 2008-01-26.
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