The West Castleton Formation is a geologic formation in New York and Vermont. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
| West Castleton Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
| Type | Metamorphic |
| Sub-units | Beebe Limestone Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Slate, Phyllite |
| Other | dolostone, quartzite, Arkose |
| Location | |
| Region |  New York,  Vermont |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | West Castleton, Vermont |
| Named by | E-an Zen |
It is described in Vermont as "Gray silicious to black, graphitic, pyritiferous slate and phyllite, locally with interbedded thin dark grey dolostone and grey quartzite and arkosic layers. Thin, white sandy laminae commonly found in the graphitic beds."[1]
Type Section
editThe type section is a roadcut along Scotch Hill Road, south of West Castleton, Vermont.[2][3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Stratigraphy and Structure of a Portion of the Castleton Quadrangle, Vermont, by E-an Zen, Bulletin 25, Vermont Geological Survey, 1964. Map Scale: 1:62,500.
- ^ West Castleton, National Geologic Map Database, Geolex — Unit Summary
- ^ Stratigraphy and structure at the north end of the Taconic Range in west-central Vermont, Zen, E-an, 1961. Geological Society of America Bulletin v.72, n.2 (p. 293)
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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