Ninemile Shale

Ninemile Shale
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Pogonip Group
Underlies Antelope Valley Limestone
Overlies Goodwin Limestone
Thickness 550 feet (170 m)
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States

The Ninemile Shale is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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