Lincolnshire Formation

The Lincolnshire Formation, often known as the Lincolnshire Limestone, is an Ordovician-age geological formation in the Appalachian region of the Eastern United States.[1][2]

For the Jurassic-age formation in England, see Lincolnshire Limestone Formation.
Lincolnshire Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesEdinburg Formation
OverliesNew Market Limestone
Location
RegionTennessee, Virginia
Country United States
Type section
Named forLincolnshire Branch of the Clinch River in Tazewell, Virginia
Named byCooper & Prouty, 1943

References
  1. Read, J. Fred; Eriksson, Kenneth A. (2012). "Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau" (PDF). Virginia Tech Scholarly Works, Department of Geosciences.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Cooper, Byron N.; Cooper, G. Arthur (1946). "Lower Middle Ordovician Stratigraphy of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia". Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 57: 35–114.
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