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Vintage Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Upper part of the Vintage Dolomite overlain by Kinzers Shale exposed in cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Vintage. This is the type section.
TypeFormation
UnderliesKinzers Formation
Lithology
Primarydolomite
Location
Region Pennsylvania
Country United States
Type section
Named byStose and Jonas (1922)[1]
Vintage Dolomite in quarry at Kinzers. Shows well-bedded character of lower part of Vintage dolomite.

The Vintage Dolomite is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

Type section

Named from exposures at a railroad cut at Vintage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[1]

Photo of the type section in 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Stose, G.W., and Jonas, A.I., 1922. The lower Paleozoic section in southeastern Pennsylvania, Washington Academy of Sciences, Journal v. 12, no. 5, p. 358-366 [1]
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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