Gatesburg Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Mines Dolomite,[1] Ore Hill,[2] Stacy[3] |
Overlies | Warrior Formation |
Location | |
Region | Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio[4] |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Exposures on Gatesburg Ridge, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
Named by | C. Butts, 1918[5] |
The Gatesburg Formation is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania.[4] It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
The formation is described by Berg and others as gray dolomite, limestone, and sandstone.[6]