Fort Payne Formation
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fort-payne-formation-319-14998649
title:
Fort Payne Formation
text:
The Fort Payne Formation, or Fort Payne Chert, is a geologic formation found in the southeastern region of the United States. It is a Mississippian Period cherty limestone, that overlies the Chattanooga Shale, and underlies the St. Louis Limestone. To the north, it grades into the siltstone Borden Formation. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Eugene Allen Smith named the Fort Payne Formation for outcrops at Fort Payne, Alabama.
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encyclopedia
description:
Carboniferous period geologic formation in Appalachia and Southeastern United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Payne_Formation
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date modified:
2024-04-26T04:39:26Z
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fields total:
13
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15