Medina Group

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Medina Group
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
File:Medina Group.png
Outcrop of the Medina Group in Upstate New York
TypeGroup
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Location
RegionNew York
CountryUnited States

The Medina Group or Cataract Group is a geologic group in New York. It dates to the Silurian period. The group includes the Whirlpool Sandstone, Power Glen Shale, Devils Hole Sandstone, Grimsby Formation, Thorold Sandstone, Cambria Shale, Cabot Head Shale and Kodak Sandstone.[1]

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File:Depositional Map of the Medina Group.png
Geological cross section of the Medina Group