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McKenzie Formation

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McKenzie Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ludfordian[1]
TypeFormation
UnderliesWilliamsport Formation
OverliesRochester Shale
Location
RegionWest Virginia
CountryUnited States

The Silurian McKenzie Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Maryland.[2]

Description

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau
  2. ^ a b c "Geologic Maps of Maryland:". Retrieved 2008-01-26.