Usage:
Capitol Metabentonite [Bed] of Curdsville Member of Lexington Limestone (KY)
Capitol Metabentonite [Bed] of Hermitage Formation (AL,GA,TN)
Geologic age:
Late Ordovician (Mohawkian; Chatfieldian; Kirkfieldian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (composite): exposures at Cliffside Restaurant on Route 420, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, are primary locality. Composite type section includes 4 other localities in Woodford and Mercer Cos., KY. Named from State Capitol Building in Frankfort (Conkin and Dasari, 1986).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
Cincinnati arch
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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