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* {{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= }} |
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Eau Claire Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Davis Formation, Galesville Sandstone, Kerbel Formation, Knox Dolomite, and Potosi Dolomite |
Overlies | Mount Simon Sandstone |
Thickness | 400 to 1000 feet in Indiana[1] |
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[1] |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Outcrops along the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin[1] |
Named by | E. O. Ulrich |
The Eau Claire Formation is a geologic formation in the north central United States. It preserves trilobite fossils from the Cambrian Period.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Eau Claire Formation". Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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Categories:
- Cambrian United States
- Dolomite formations
- Cambrian Kentucky
- Cambrian Illinois
- Cambrian Indiana
- Cambrian Michigan
- Cambrian Ohio
- Cambrian geology of Wisconsin
- Cambrian System of North America
- Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Cambrian southern paleotropical deposits
- United States geologic formation stubs