Scotch Grove Formation Explained

Scotch Grove Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Silurian
Prilithology:dolomite
Otherlithology:Chert
Namedfor:Scotch Grove Township, Jones County, Iowa
Region:Iowa
Country:United States
Underlies:Gower Formation
Overlies:Hopkinton Formation

The Scotch Grove Formation is a geologic formation in Iowa. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Anderson, Wayne I.; Iowa'S Geological Past: Three Billion Years Of Change, University Of Iowa Press, 1998, p. 121-122