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Irondequoit Limestone - Rockway, Niagara County, New York, USA
| Formation | Irondequoit Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Rockway |
| Age: | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Wenlock |
| Lithology | dolomite |
| Number of Collections | 10 |
| Number of Occurrences | 76 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara Gorge section 2 | Niagara County, New York, USA | Irondequoit Limestone - Rockway |
| Niagara Gorge section 1 | Niagara County, New York, USA | Irondequoit Limestone - Rockway |
| Railroad cut in Lockport | Niagara County, New York, USA | Irondequoit Limestone - Rockway |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeCew | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | dolomite | 6 |
| Gasport | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | dolomite | 2 |
| Goat Island | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | dolomite | 9 |
| Irondequoit Limestone - Upper | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | dolomite, "limestone" | 23 |
| Rochester Shale | 433 - 423 Ma Silurian | limestone/"shale", mudstone/"shale", "shale" | 82 |
| Rochester Shale - Upper | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | limestone | 6 |
| Williamson Shale | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | shale, "shale"/siltstone | 31 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
