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| Whitewater Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician | |
Whitewater Formation exposed near Richmond, Indiana
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| Type | Sedimentary |
| Unit of | Maquoketa Group, Richmond Group (geology) |
| Underlies | Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, Drakes Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone |
| Overlies | Dillsboro Formation, Liberty Formation, and Saluda Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Ohio, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
The Whitewater Formation is a geologic formationinOhio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.[1]
The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903.[2] He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater RiveratRichmond, Wayne County, Indiana.
An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W.
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