Vintage Dolomite
The Vintage Dolomite is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
Vintage Dolomite Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
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![]() Upper part of the Vintage Dolomite overlain by Kinzers Shale exposed in cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Vintage. This is the type section. | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Kinzers Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | dolomite |
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Type section | |
Named by | Stose and Jonas (1922)[1] |
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Vintage Dolomite in quarry at Kinzers. Shows well-bedded character of lower part of Vintage dolomite.
Type section
Named from exposures at a railroad cut at Vintage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[1]
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Photo of the type section in 2019
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References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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