Usage:
St. Luke Limestone Member of Edinburg Formation (VA-local)
Geologic age:
Late Ordovician (Mohawkian; Turinian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
1 mi S. 60 deg. E. of St. Luke, Shenandoah Co., VA. Exposed west of U.S. Route 11, between Forestville and Saumsville (Cooper and Cooper, 1946).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
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