Martin Creek Limestone (TN*,VA*)
Martin Creek Limestone of Chickamauga Group (TN)
Late Ordovician (Mohawkian; Turinian)*
Type section: Along county road that climbs bluff west of bridge across Martin Creek at its junction with Powell River, northwestern corner of Hancock Co., TN (Miller and Brosge, 1954).
Appalachian basin*
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