Sunbury Shale Explained

Sunbury Shale
Type:Formation
Age:Tournaisian[1]
Period:Tournaisian
Region:Appalachia, Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States
Country:United States
Unitof:Waverly Group
Underlies:Coldwater Shale, Cuyahoga Formation, and Price Formation
Overlies:Berea Sandstone and Ellsworth Shale
Extent:Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia

The Sunbury Shale is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian period.

Notes and References

  1. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19078 Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau