Leipers Limestone

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Leipers Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesChattanooga Shale and Cumberland Formation
OverliesCatheys Formation
Thickness35-55 m[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Otherdolomite, shale[1]
Location
RegionKentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia[2]
CountryUnited States

The Leipers Limestone is a geologic formation in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cumberland Formation and Leipers and Catheys (?) Limestones, undivided; USGS, Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
  2. ^ a b Geologic Unit: Leipers, Geolex, USGS
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