Lockport Group

Lockport Group
Stratigraphic range: Sheinwoodian-Homerian
~433–427 Ma
TypeGroup
Unit ofCayugan Series
Sub-units
UnderliesVernon Formation
OverliesClinton Group
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherLimestone, Chert
Location
Region New York,  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  West Virginia
Country United States,  Canada
ExtentAppalachian Basin, Michigan Basin

The Lockport Group is a geologic group in the Appalachian Basin and Michigan Basin in the northeastern United States and Canada. This unit makes up the Niagara Escarpment. Its most famous feature is Niagara Falls. The unit outcrops in New York, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.[1]

  1. ^ Kelly, Peter E. (2007). The last stand : a journey through the ancient cliff-face forest of the Niagara Escarpment. Douglas W. Larson. Toronto: Natural Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-55488-332-5. OCLC 768163291.