Wills Creek Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
Type | sedimentary |
Underlies | Tonoloway Formation |
Overlies | Bloomsburg Formation and Williamsport Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, shale |
Other | Siltstone, limestone, dolomite |
Location | |
Region | Appalachian Mountains |
Extent | Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia |
Type section | |
Named for | Wills Creek at Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
Named by | P. R. Uhler, 1905[1] |
Wills Creek Formation is a mapped Silurian bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.