The Antelope Valley Limestone is a limestone geologic formation of the Pogonip Group in southern Nevada.
Antelope Valley Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician Period | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Unit of | Pogonip Group |
Underlies | Copenhagen Formation |
Overlies | Ninemile Formation |
Thickness | 1,100 feet (340 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Nevada |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Antelope Valley (Nevada) |
It is found in the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Whiterock Stage of the Ordovician period.