Usage:
Brightseat Formation of Pamunkey Group (MD*,VA*)
Brightseat Formation (DC*)
Geologic age:
Tertiary*
Paleocene, early*
Danian, early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposure in an unnamed creek 1 mi west-southwest of Brightseat and 0.2 mi south of Sheriff Road in Prince Georges Co., MD (Bennett and Collins, 1952; Hazel, 1968).
AAPG geologic province:
Atlantic Coast basin*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).