Whitewater Formation

Whitewater Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana
TypeSedimentary
Unit ofMaquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology)
UnderliesBrassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone
OverliesDillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation
Location
RegionOhio, Indiana
CountryUnited States

The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.[1]

  1. ^ Whitewater Formation, United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database, Geolex - Unit Summary