Bear Creek K-bentonite zone (informal) of Point Pleasant Formation (KY?,OH)
Informal. The rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Late Ordovician (Mohawkian)
Named from Bear Creek quarry in southern Clermont Co., OH, where unit was once exposed.
Cincinnati arch
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