Usage:
Chardon Siltstone Member of Orangeville Shale of Cuyahoga Group (OH*)
Geologic age:
Early Mississippian (Tournaisian; Kinderhookian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Typically exposed in Stebbins Gulch near Chardon, in northwestern Geauga Co., northeastern OH. Named from Chardon Twp., Geauga Co., northeastern OH (Prosser, 1912).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
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