Golconda Formation
Golconda Formation Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Beech Creek Limestone, Big Clifty Sandstone, Fraileys Shale, Haney Limestone[1] |
Location | |
Region | Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee[1] |
Country | United States |
The Golconda Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2] In Indiana, the Golconda, it is called the Golconda Limestone and is part of the .[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Geolex — Golconda publications". Ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Categories:
- Carboniferous Kentucky
- Carboniferous Illinois
- Carboniferous Indiana
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Southern United States geologic formation stubs
- Kentucky geography stubs