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- Gordon Pass Formation
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Anhydrite
- Limestone
- Dolomite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Florida platform
Summary:
Gordon Pass Formation, here named, of the Big Cypress Group, consists of anhydrite interbedded with micritic limestone and dolomite. Characterized by a dense limestone at base and a thin anhydrite bed at top. Unit is 159 m thick in the type well. Overlies Marco Junction Formation and underlies Dollar Bay Formation, both also of Big Cypress Group. Age is Early Cretaceous.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
- Usage in publication:
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- Gordon Pass Formation*
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Florida platform
Summary:
Early Cretaceous Gordon Pass Formation of Big Cypress Group used following Faulkner and Applegate (1986, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 36, p. 83-96) and Lloyd (1991, Florida Geological Survey Information Circular 107, p. 1-62).
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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