- Usage in publication:
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- Diamond Springs Formation
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sand
- Gravel
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Atlantic Coast basin
Summary:
Diamond Springs Formation, named in this report in Princess Anne Co., VA, consists of fluvial sand and gravel. Maximum thickness about 15 ft. Overlies Norfolk Formation; underlies Kempsville Formation (new name). Age is middle or late Pleistocene.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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