Usage:
Chemung Formation (MD*,NY*,PA*,VA*,WV*)
Chemung Group (NY,WV)
Geologic age:
early Late Devonian (Frasnian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from exposures in valley of Chemung River and in town of Chemung, Chemung Co., central NY. Well exposed at Chemung upper narrows, about 11 mi below Elmira (Hall, 1839).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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