Ames Limestone
Ames Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous ~ | |
Type | Member |
Unit of | Conewango Group |
Sub-units | None |
Thickness | 1 - 4' |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Amesville, Ohio |
The Ames Limestone is a geologic formation in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is part of the Conemaugh Group. Formerly know at "Crinoidal Limestone" and "Green Fossiliferous Lime" it was renamed to Ames.[1]
Fossils of Echinoderm, Brachiopod, and Gastropoda are commonly found in the Ames.[2]
Description
The Ames is a thin Marker bed of Limestone and/or Fossiliferous limestone. It marks a transition from a predominantly marine environment to predominantly alluvial environment. The Ames serves as a marker for the boundary for the Casselman Formation and the Glenshaw Formation. [2]
References
- ^ "Geolex — Ames publications". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ a b "Sedimentation in Western Pennsylvania". University of Pittsburgh. September 2023.