Falling Creek Formation
| Falling Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic, Carnian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Doswell Group |
| Sub-units | Poor Farm Member, Stagg Creek Member, Deer Creek Member |
| Underlies | Newfound Formation |
| Overlies | South Anna Formation |
| Thickness | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Location | |
| Region | Virginia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Falling Creek |
| Named by | Weems |
The Falling Creek Formation, also known as the Falling Creek Member, is a unit of Upper Triassic sedimentary rocks found in the Taylorsville Basin of Virginia. It forms the middle part of the Doswell Group, beneath the Newfound Formation and above the South Anna Formation.[1] This approximately 2,000 ft (610 m) thick unit is of middle Carnian age and has a varied lithology, consisting of sandstone, siltstone, shale, limestone and coal.[2] It was named after the Falling Creek near Ashland, Virginia. The type section is found in outcrops along the Stagg Creek in Hanover County.[3]
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References
- ^ LeTourneau, P.M. (2003). "Stratigraphic Architecture and Paleomagnetic Reversal Stratigraphy of the Late Triassic Taylorsville Basin, Virginia and Maryland". In LeTourneau P.M. & Olsen P.E. (ed.). The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America: Volume 2 (PDF). Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-12676-2. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ USGS. "Geologic Unit: Falling Creek". National Geologic Map Database. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Luttrell, G.W. (1989). "Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Newark Supergoup of Eastern North America". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1572: 59–60. Retrieved 24 November 2012.