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Geologic Unit: Stoney Creek
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Stoney Creek Member
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Brett, C.E., 1983, Stratigraphy and facies relationships of the Silurian Rochester Shale (Wenlockian; Clinton Group) in New York State and Ontario, IN Forest, H.S., and others, eds., Centennial colloquium issue; geology of the Genesee region of New York since H.L. Fairchild: Rochester Academy of Science Proceedings, v. 15, no. 2, p. 118-141.


Summary:

Stoney Creek Member of Rochester Shale named in CAN. Unit may extend into NY.

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


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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