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Gatesburg Formation, the Glossary

The Gatesburg Formation is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania.^[1]

13 relations: American Journal of Science, Cambrian, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Dolomite (rock), Fossil, Geologic time scale, Geological formation, Limestone, List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Pennsylvania, Paleontology in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Sandstone, Warrior Formation.
Cambrian geology of Pennsylvania

American Journal of Science

The American Journal of Science (AJS) is the United States of America's longest-running scientific journal, having been published continuously since its conception in 1818 by Professor Benjamin Silliman, who edited and financed it himself.

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Cambrian

The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States.

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Dolomite (rock)

Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Geologic time scale

The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth.

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Geological formation

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Pennsylvania

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Paleontology in Pennsylvania

The location of Pennsylvania Paleontology in Pennsylvania refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.

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Warrior Formation

The Cambrian Warrior Formation is a mapped limestone bedrock unit in Pennsylvania. Gatesburg Formation and Warrior Formation are Cambrian geology of Pennsylvania, Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits, Northeastern United States geologic formation stubs and Pennsylvania geography stubs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatesburg_Formation