Usage:
Newala Dolomite (AL*)
Newala Dolomite of Knox Group (AL,KY*,VA*)
Newala Formation of Knox Group (GA,KY*)
Newala Limestone (AL*)
Newala Limestone of Knox Group (AL,GA*,KY*)
Geologic age:
Ordovician, Early*
Canadian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposures at Newala Post Office, Shelby Co., AL [now destroyed] (Butts, 1926).
Reference section: south wall, Blue Circle Industries quarry, 3.0 mi west of Calera, in SE/4 SW/4 sec. 24, T. 22 S., R. 3 W., Montevallo quadrangle, Shelby Co., AL (Shaw, 1987, Emory Univ. MS thesis. See Raymond (1993) entry).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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