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Eau Claire Formation
Eau Claire Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
	Eau Claire Formation (Middle to Upper Cambrian; Warren County core, Ohio)
Type	Formation
Unit of	Munising Group
Underlies	Davis Formation, Galesville Sandstone, Kerbel Formation, Knox Dolomite, and Potosi Dolomite
Overlies	Mount Simon Sandstone
Thickness	400 to 1000 feet in Indiana
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, shale, dolomite
Location
Region	Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, western Ohio, and western Kentucky. Equivalent to the Bonneterre Formation in Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Outcrops along the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Named by	E. O. Ulrich

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The Eau Claire Formation is a geologic formation in the north central United States. It preserves trilobite fossils from the Cambrian Period.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Eau Claire Formation". Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

Sources

Aswasereelert, Wasinee; Simo, J.A. (Toni); LePain, David L. (2008). "Deposition of the Cambrian Eau Claire Formation, Wisconsin: hydrostratigraphic implications of fine-grained cratonic sandstones" (PDF). Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. 19 (1).
Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[IGS-1] "Eau Claire Formation". Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

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+{{Short description|American geologic formation}}
 {{Infobox rockunit
 | name           = Eau Claire Formation
+| image          = Eau Claire Formation (Middle to Upper Cambrian; Warren County core, Ohio, USA) 1.jpg
-| image          =
+| caption        = Eau Claire Formation (Middle to Upper Cambrian; Warren County core, [[Ohio]])
-| caption        =
 | type           = [[Formation (stratigraphy)|Formation]]
 | age            = [[Cambrian]]
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 | prilithology   = Sandstone
 | otherlithology = Siltstone, shale, dolomite
-| namedfor       = Outcrops along the [[Eau Claire River (Chippewa River)|Eau Claire River]], [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin]]<ref name=IGS>{{cite web|url=http://igs.indiana.edu/compendium/comp8gis.cfm|title=Eau Claire Formation |publisher=Indiana Geological Survey|accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref>
+| namedfor       = Outcrops along the [[Eau Claire River (Chippewa River)|Eau Claire River]], [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin]]<ref name=IGS>{{cite web|url=http://igs.indiana.edu/compendium/comp8gis.cfm|title=Eau Claire Formation |publisher=Indiana Geological Survey|access-date=2015-05-18}}</ref>
 | namedby        = E. O. Ulrich
-| region         = Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, western Ohio, and western Kentucky. Equivalent to the [[Bonneterre Formation]] in Missouri<ref name=IGS/>
+| region         = [[Indiana]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], western [[Ohio]], and western [[Kentucky]]. Equivalent to the [[Bonneterre Formation]] in [[Missouri]]<ref name=IGS/>
 | country        = United States
 | coordinates    =
-| unitof         =
+| unitof         = [[Munising Group]]
 | subunits       =
 | underlies      = [[Davis Formation]], [[Galesville Sandstone]], [[Kerbel Formation]], [[Knox Dolomite]], and [[Potosi Formation|Potosi Dolomite]]
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 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Paleontology|Cambrian}}
+{{Portal|Paleontology}}
 * [[List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database|url= http://www.fossilworks.org/|accessdate= 22 June 2014|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140731140924/http://fossilworks.org/|archivedate= 31 July 2014|df= }}
+== Sources ==
+* {{cite journal |last1=Aswasereelert |first1=Wasinee |last2=Simo |first2=J.A. (Toni) |last3=LePain |first3=David L. |title=Deposition of the Cambrian Eau Claire Formation, Wisconsin: hydrostratigraphic implications of fine-grained cratonic sandstones |journal=Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey |date=2008 |volume=19 |issue=1 |url=https://wgnhs.wisc.edu/pubshare/GS19.pdf}}
+* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
+{{Chronostratigraphy of Illinois}}
 {{Chronostratigraphy of Indiana}}
+{{Chronostratigraphy of Minnesota}}
 {{Chronostratigraphy of Ohio}}
 {{Chronostratigraphy of Wisconsin}}
 [[Category:Cambrian United States]]
 [[Category:Dolomite formations]]
 [[Category:Cambrian Kentucky]]
 [[Category:Cambrian Illinois]]
 [[Category:Cambrian Indiana]]
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 [[Category:Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits]]
 [[Category:Cambrian southern paleotropical deposits]]