Pungo River Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Langhian - Serravallian |
Period: | Neogene |
Prilithology: | sand, silt, clay, limestone, phosphorite |
Namedfor: | Pungo river |
Underlies: | Yorktown formation |
Overlies: | Castle Haynes formation |
The Pungo River Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene.
The Pungo River Formation is mined extensively for its phosphorite deposits.