Lucayan Formation
Appearance
Lucayan Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Packstone |
Other | Wackestone, grainstone, floatstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 24°36′N 79°06′W / 24.6°N 79.1°W |
Region | Great Bahama Bank |
Country | ![]() |
The Lucayan Formation is a geologic formation in the Bahamas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Pleistocene period.[1]
See also
References
Further reading
- A. F. Budd and C. Manfrino. 2001. Coral assemblages and reef environments in the Bahamas Drilling Project cores. in R. N. Ginsburg, ed., Subsurface geology of a prograding carbonate platform margin, Great Bahama Bank: results of the Bahamas Drilling Project. SEPM Special Publication 70 41-59