Jordanville Member of Herkimer Sandstone (NY)
Silurian
Type section: along main branch of Flat Creek immediately north of northwest-southeast paved road and an artificial lake 2.5 mi northwest of Jordanville, central NY. Named from village in northwest part of Richfield Springs quadrangle (Zenger, 1966).
Appalachian basin
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