Gardeau Shale Member of West Falls Formation (NY*)
Gardeau Formation of West Falls Group (NY,PA)
Gardeau Shale (NY)
Late Devonian*
Not stated. Exposed along Gardeau Reservation, [Livingston and Wyoming Cos.], west-central NY. Named from Gardeau Reservation (Hall, 1840).
Appalachian basin*
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