Gull River Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Caradoc ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | |
Underlies | |
Overlies | Shadow Lake Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
Other | Shale, sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Ontario New York Pennsylvania |
Country | Canada United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Gull River |
Named by | V. J. Okulitch |
Year defined | 1939 |
The Gull River Formation is a geological formation of Middle Ordovician age (Caradoc Stage), which outcrops in Ontario, Canada.[1] Lithologically, the formation is dominated by light grey to brown limestones and greenish gray dolomites with thin shale and sandstone interlayers.[2][3]