Usage:
Merritton Limestone of Clinton Group (NY*)
Merritton Limestone Member of Reynales Limestone (NY)
Geologic age:
early Silurian (Llandovery)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name: (See Canadian Lexicon)
Type section: railroad cut along Canadian National RR, immediately west of Lock 5 on Welland Canal near village of Merritton, Ontario, Canada (Kilgour, 1963).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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