- Usage in publication:
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- Cane Creek formation
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Limestone
- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Named for Cane Creek, Ben Hur quad, Lee Co., southwestern VA. Occurs in southwestern VA and northeastern TN. Consists mostly of thin-bedded, gray to dove, light-gray-weathering limestone separated by thin shale partings. Contains several bentonites including two thick layers near the top. Contains greenish, 30-ft-thick mudstone bed near base. Total thickness is 150 ft. Overlies Hardy Creek formation. Age is Middle Ordovician (Mohawkian). [Name is attributed to B.N. Cooper and G.A. Cooper, probably unpublished.]
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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