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    • Chesuncook Limestone
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Publication:

Boucot, A.J., 1968, Silurian and Devonian of the Northern Appalachians, Chapter 6, IN Zen, E-An, and others, eds., Studies of Appalachian geology; northern and maritime: John Wiley and Sons Publishers, p. 83-94.


Summary:

Chesuncook Limestone shown on correlation chart as Silurian (late Llandovery and Wenlock age). Overlain by unnamed Silurian (Ludlow) siltstones; underlain by unnamed Silurian (Llandovery) conglomerates. Upper and lower boundaries uncertain.

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


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