Williamsport Formation Explained

Williamsport Sandstone
Type:Formation
Age:Silurian
Period:Silurian
Prilithology:sandstone
Region:,,,
Country:United States
Subunits:Cedar Creek Limestone
Underlies:Wills Creek Formation
Overlies:McKenzie Formation

The Williamsport Sandstone is a sandstone geologic formation in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The formation includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member.[1] Near Cumberland, Maryland it includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Significant Publications Geologic Unit: Williamsport . National Geologic Map Database Geolex . USGS . 28 June 2018.