Pg. C51-C56. Tivola tongue of Ocala limestone. A bed of bryozoan-bearing limestone typically exposed at quarry of Planters Limestone Company, 2 mi south of Tivola, Houston County, central Georgia, which projects as far north as Rich Hill, Crawford County, and intrudes far into the main area of the contemporaneous Barnwell formation in which it forms an important horizon marker near the base in Houston, Twiggs, and adjacent counties. It extends laterally into lower part of Twiggs clay member of Barnwell formation. In most places it is underlain by thin sandy beds that are classed with the Barnwell. Its thickness in a few places exceeds 40 ft, but it is commonly much thinner. Age is late Eocene (Jacksonian).
Typically exposed at quarry of Planters Limestone Company, 2 mi south of Tivola, Houston Co., central GA.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 2156-2157).

Pg. 331-333. Tivola member of Ocala limestone. In this report [Jackson group of Georgia], unit is termed Tivola member of Ocala limestone. Commonly a soft friable exceedingly fossiliferous limestone. North of Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, a massive bed of dense white argillaceous limestone, well stained with red iron oxide. Is identified as the Tivola member on basis of a fossil assemblage of lower upper Ocala age. To west of main outcrop of the Tivola, a prominent thick outlier of the unit unconformably overlies eroded Tuscaloosa surface. Merges laterally into Twiggs clay member of Barnwell formation as far south as Dooling, Dooly County. [Age is late Eocene.] Type locality stated.
Type locality: at village of Tivola, 1 mi north of Penn-Dixie cement quarry at Clinchfield, Houston Co., central GA. Extends from Houston Co. northeastward in not too widely separated outcrops into Twiggs, Wilkinson, and Bleckley Cos., central GA. Northeasternmost exposure is south of Gordon, Wilkinson Co.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 3902).

Tivola shown at formation rank on State map. Age is Eocene.

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

Tivola Limestone assigned to Ocala Group in this report. Laterally equivalent to part of Williston Formation in southern GA. Grades laterally updip and to the east into Twiggs Clay Member of the Dry Branch Formation of Barnwell Group, which separates unit from Ocmulgee Formation (new name) also of the Ocala Group. Overlies Clinchfield Formation of the Barnwell Group. Age is late Eocene (Jacksonian).

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

In central GA, Dry Branch Formation includes Twiggs Clay and Tivola Limestone Members. Tivola deposited in near-shore, shallow shelf environment. Approximately 20 ft thick. Gradational contact with Twiggs Clay Member suggests both members deposited during same transgression. Unconformably overlies Clinchfield Sand. Age is late Eocene (Jacksonian).

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