Banner Formation
Banner Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Mississippian stage, Carboniferous Period | |
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Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Nelson Formation |
Overlies | Grossman Formation |
Thickness | 600 feet (180 m) (maximum) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate, sandstone, limestone[1] |
Location | |
Region | Elko County, Nevada |
Country | United States |
The Banner Formation is a Carboniferous period geologic formation in northern Elko County, Nevada.[2]
It is composed of conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone and was formed in connection with the Antler orogeny.
- Fossils
It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Late Mississippian[3] stage of the Carboniferous period during the Paleozoic Era.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Arthur E. Granger; Mendell M. Bell; George C. Simmons; Florence Lee (1957). "Geology and mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada". Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin. 54. ISSN 0097-191X. Wikidata Q66311618.
- ^ Google Books: Geology of Nevada: A Discussion to Accompany the Geologic Map of Nevada, by John Harris Stewart.
- ^ Robert R. Coats (1987). "Geology of Elko County, Nevada". Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin. 101. ISSN 0097-191X. Wikidata Q66311628.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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- Carboniferous geology of Nevada
- Geography of Elko County, Nevada
- Mississippian United States
- Geologic formations of Nevada
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Nevada geologic formation stubs
- Carboniferous stubs