Ely Springs Dolomite

The Ely Springs Dolomite is an Ordovician period geologic formation in the Southwestern United States.

Ely Springs Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesHidden Valley Dolomite (in California)
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
Location
RegionMojave Desert in California,
Nevada,
Utah
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forEly Springs Range

The Dolomite formation is exposed in areas of the northern Mojave Desert in Inyo County, California, southern Nevada including the Ely Springs Range, and southwestern Utah.[1]

Fossils

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period of the Paleozoic Era.[2]

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