Scotch Grove Formation

Scotch Grove Formation
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
UnderliesGower Formation
OverliesHopkinton Formation
Lithology
Primarydolomite
OtherChert
Location
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forScotch Grove Township, Jones County, Iowa

The Scotch Grove Formation is a geologic formation in Iowa. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Wayne I.; Iowa'S Geological Past: Three Billion Years Of Change, University Of Iowa Press, 1998, p. 121-122 ISBN 978-0877456407


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