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| type = [[Geological formation]]
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| namedfor = <!--Usually a nearby town-->
| namedby = <!--Author of defining paper-->
| year_ts = <!--Year of definition-->
| location_ts = <!--Place,mountain,...-->
| coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates-->
| paleocoordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Paleocoordinates-->
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Marcellus Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~ | |
![]() Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Hamilton Group |
Sub-units | {list of sub-units} |
Underlies | Mahantango Formation |
Overlies | Onondaga Formation |
Area | {area} |
Thickness | up to 900 feet (270 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Slate, Limestone, Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 42°59′N 76°20′W / 42.99°N 76.34°W |
Region | Appalachian Basin of eastern North America |
Country | {country} |
Extent | 600 miles (970 km) |
Type section | |
Named for | Marcellus, New York |
Named by | James Hall |
Year defined | 1839 |
Country | United States |
Extent of the Marcellus Formation |
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Marcellus Formation
| age = Mid Devonian, ~{{fossil range|395|390}}
| period = Mid Devonian
| image = MarcellusShaleBank1.jpg
| imagesize = 180px
| type = [[Geological formation]]
| prilithology = [[Shale]]
| otherlithology = [[Slate]], [[Limestone]], [[Sandstone]]
| region = [[Appalachian Basin]] of
<br><eastern North America
| country = {country}
| coordinates = {{coord|42.99|N|76.34|W}}
| caption = Marcellus shale exposure
above Marcellus, New York
| unitof = [[Hamilton Group]]
| subunits = {list of sub-units}
| underlies = [[Mahantango Formation]]
| overlies = [[Onondaga Formation]]
| thickness = up to {{convert|900|ft|m|-1}}
| extent = {{convert|600|mi|km}}
| area = {area}
| map = Little Belts.PNG
| map_caption = Extent of the Marcellus Formation
| namedfor = [[Marcellus (village), New York|Marcellus, New York]]
| namedby = [[James Hall (paleontologist)|James Hall]]
| year_ts = 1839
| location_ts = <!--Place,mountain,...-->
| coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates-->
| region_ts = <!--Region of type section-->
| country_ts = United States
| thickness_ts = <!--Thickness at type section-->
}}
Cretaceous chalk | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Chalk |
Location | |
Country | U.K. |
{{infobox rockunit
| name = Cretaceous chalk
| period = Late Cretaceous
| prilithology = Chalk
| country = U.K.
}}
Dakota Formation / Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian, around |
Because the Dakota straddles the Albian-Cenomanian (early/late) boundary, the Cretaceous is used for the colour:
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Dakota Formation / Group
| age = <br/>[[Albian]]-[[Cenomanian]],<br/>around {{fossilrange|100|95}}
| period = Cretaceous
}}
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