Laketown Dolomite Explained

Laketown Dolomite
Type:Geologic formation
Age:Silurian
Period:Silurian
Prilithology:Dolomite
Region:Nevada, Utah
Coordinates:39.3°N -114.9°W
Paleocoordinates:-7.7°N -71.7°W
Subunits:Gettel Lake, High Lake, Jack Valley, Portage Canyon & Tony Grove Lake Members

The Laketown Dolomite is a dolomite geologic formation in Nevada and Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.[1]

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  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Laketown%20Dolomite&group_formation_member=Laketown%20Dolomite Laketown Dolomite