Brassfield Formation
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brassfield-formation-195-4126163
title:
Brassfield Formation
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The Brassfield Formation, named by A.F. Foerste in 1906, is a limestone and dolomite formation exposed in Arkansas, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia in the United States. It is Early Silurian in age and well known for its abundant echinoderms, corals and stromatoporoids. In Ohio, where the unit has escaped dolomitization, the Brassfield is an encrinite biosparite with numerous crinoid species.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassfield_Formation
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2024-03-24T21:40:04Z
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13
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14