Usage:
Moscow Formation of Hamilton Group (NY*)
Moscow Shale of Hamilton Group (MD*,NY*,PA*,WV*)
Subunits:
Cooksburg Sandstone Member (NY), Cooperstown Shale Member (NY), Deep Run Shale Member (NY*), Kashong Shale Member (NY*), Menteth Limestone Member (NY*,PA*,MD*), Portland Point Limestone Member (NY*), Tichenor Limestone Member (NY*,PA*, WV*,MD*), Windom Member (NY*,PA*), informal unnamed member (NY)
Geologic age:
late Middle Devonian (Givetian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type area: Moscow [now Leicester], Livingston Co., NY (Hall, 1839).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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