Powell Formation

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Powell Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesEverton Formation
OverliesCotter Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherShale, sandstone, chert
Location
RegionArkansas, Missouri and Virginia
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forPowell railroad station (now abandoned), Marion County, Arkansas[2]
Named byEdward Oscar Ulrich

The Powell Formation or Powell Dolomite is a geologic formation in northern Arkansas, southeast Missouri[3] and Virginia. It contains gastropod, cephalopod, and trilobite fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 230
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