- Usage in publication:
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- Etna Furnace Member
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Dolomite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Named the Etna Furnace Member of the Nittany Dolomite in central PA as the uppermost member of the formation. Consists of light-gray, finely crystalline, laminated or structureless dolomite with sand- and silt-size quartz grains. Unit is similar to the Forge Union Member at the base of the Nittany. Thickness is 130 feet at Bellefonte, 300 feet at Mount Etna, and 240 feet at Clover Creek. Overlies the Shoenberger Member of the Nittany and underlies the Axemann Limestone. The Etna Furnace is of Early Ordovician age.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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