Avon Park Formation

Avon Park Formation
Stratigraphic range: Eocene
Packstone from a dredge pile by the Cross Florida Barge Canal
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsNone
UnderliesOcala Limestone (in part)
Lithology
PrimaryGrainstone, packstone, wackestone
OtherMudstone
Location
RegionCentral Florida
Country United States
ExtentCitrus and Levy County
Type section
Named forAvon Park, Florida
Named byApplin & Applin 1944
The Avon Park Formation on the crest of the Ocala Platform.

The Avon Park Formation is a Middle Eocene geologic formation and is the oldest exposed sediments in Florida, United States.