Usage:
No current usage.
(Rocks of †Elizabeth Furnace Conglomerate Member of Gettysburg Formation (PA) reallocated to Hammer Creek Formation. See Hammer Creek.)
Geologic age:
Triassic, Late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Forms a prominent ridge named Elizabeth Furnace Hill, Lititz 7.5-min quadrangle, Lancaster Co., PA (Jonas and Stose, 1930).
AAPG geologic province:
Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Gettysburg basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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