Pogonip Group

Pogonip Group
Stratigraphic range: Early Ordovician stage
Ordovician period
TypeGeologic group
Sub-unitsAntelope Valley Limestone
Ninemile Formation
Goodwin Limestone
UnderliesCopenhagen Formation
OverliesWindfall Formation
Location
RegionNevada
Utah
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forPogonip Ridge, White Pine County, Nevada
Named byClarence King

The Pogonip Group is an Ordovician period geologic group located in southern Nevada and in Utah.

Geology

Its subunits in Nevada, from youngest/later to oldest/earlier, are:

It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Ordovician stage of the Ordovician period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Brennan Nolan; Merriam, Charles; Williams, James (1956). "The stratigraphic section in the vicinity of Eureka, Nevada" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper. 276: 24. doi:10.3133/pp276. Wikidata Q64862615. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Thomas Brennan Nolan  (help)
  2. 1 2 King, Clarence Rivers (1878). "Systematic Geology" (PDF). Report of the Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel. 1: 188. doi:10.3133/70038097. Wikidata Q65972682.
  3. ↑ Lehi F. Hintze; Best, Myron (1987). "Geologic map of the Mountain Home Pass and Miller Wash quadrangles, Millard and Beaver counties, Utah, and Lincoln County, Nevada". Miscellaneous Field Studies Map. doi:10.3133/mf1950. Wikidata Q57850447. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Lehi F. Hintze  (help)