Windfall Formation

The Windfall Formation is a geologic formation in northeastern and southern Nevada.

Windfall Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian period
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsBarton Canyon Member,[1] Bullwhacker Member,[2] Catlin Member[3]
UnderliesPogonip Group,
Goodwin Limestone
Thickness300 feet (91 m) +
Location
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States

Areas it is found include the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[4]<[5]

See also

References

  1. Allison R. Palmer (1965), "Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid biomere in the Great Basin, United States", Professional Paper: 94, doi:10.3133/PP493, Wikidata Q61048784
  2. Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 21, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615
  3. Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 20, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615
  4. "Windfall Formation". Western Cordillera: An Integrated Petroleum Evaluation of Northeastern Nevada. Retrieved on October 30, 2015.
  5. Thomas Brennan Nolan; Charles Warren Merriam; James Steele Williams (1956), "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada", Professional Paper, 276: 1, doi:10.3133/PP276, Wikidata Q64862615


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