Weverton Formation

Weverton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
TypeFormation
Unit ofChilhowee Group[1]
Sub-unitsBuzzard Knob Member, Maryland Heights Member, and Owens Creek Member[2]
UnderliesHarpers Formation
OverliesCatoctin Formation and London Conglomerate
Lithology
Primarysandstone, quartzite,
Othershale, siltstone
Location
RegionAppalachia, Mid-Atlantic United States, and Southeastern United States
CountryUnited States
ExtentMaryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia[3]
Type section
Named forWeverton, Maryland

The Weverton Formation is a quartzite geologic formation in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It is considered the basal member of the Chilhowee Group.[1] The Weverton Formation dates back to the Cambrian period.

  1. ^ a b King, Philip B. (1950). "Geology of the Elkton area, Virginia" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 230: 17–19. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Brezinski, David K. (1992). "Lithostratigraphy of the western Blue Ridge cover rocks in Maryland" (PDF). Maryland Geological Survey Report of Investigations. 55: 9–18. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau