Powell Formation

Powell Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Underlies Everton Formation
Overlies Cotter Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary Dolostone
Other Shale, sandstone, chert
Location
Region Arkansas, Missouri and Virginia
Country United States

The Powell Formation or Powell Dolomite is a geologic formation in northern Arkansas, southeast Missouri[2] and Virginia. It contains gastropod, cephalopod, and trilobite fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 230
  2. 1 2 Powell Dolomite/Formation
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