Golconda Formation Explained

Golconda Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Carboniferous
Period:Carboniferous
Region:Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
Country:United States
Subunits:Beech Creek Limestone, Big Clifty Sandstone, Fraileys Shale, Haney Limestone

The Golconda Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[1] In Indiana, the Golconda, it is called the Golconda Limestone and is part of the Stephensport Group.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. dead.
  2. Web site: Geolex — Golconda publications. Ngmdb.usgs.gov. 30 June 2018.