Little Falls Formation Explained

Little Falls Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Cambrian
Period:	Cambrian
Otherlithology:	sandstone
Region:	New York
Country:	United States
Overlies:	Proterozoic gneiss

The Little Falls Formation or Little Falls Dolostone is a geologic formation in New York. The unit is of Cambrian age and rests unconformably on Precambrian rock. The unit is noted as the host for the Herkimer diamonds of New York.^{[1] [2]} The unit contains stromatolites and rare brachiopod fossils.^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. http://www.memphisgeology.org/images/Explorer0703.pdf Herkimer Diamonds,
2. Muskatt, H.S., and Tollerton, V.P., Jr., 1992, The Little Falls Dolostone (Late Cambrian); stratigraphy and mineralogy, IN April, R.H., ed., Field trip guidebook: New York State Geological Association Guidebook, 64th annual meeting, Hamilton, NY, September 18–20, 1992, no. 64, p. 200-215 as quoted in GEOLEX, USGS