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  • Usage in publication:
    • Cayuta shale member*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Williams, H.S., 1906, The Devonian section of Ithaca [New York]: Science, new series, v. 24, p. 365-367., See also Jour. Geol., v. 14, no. 7, p. 579-599. http://www.jstor.org/stable/i30078581


Summary:

Named as member of Chemung formation of Ithaca region. Probably named for either Cayuta Creek or Cayuta Lake. Exposed from Cayuta Lake, along Cayuta Creek, to discharge at Susquehanna River, Schuyler Co., western NY. Thickness is 600 ft. Contains typical Chemung fauna. Overlies Enfield shale member of Nunda formation.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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