Langston Formation

Langston Formation
Langston Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
	Fossils from the Langston Formation, Wellsville Mountains, Utah
Type	Formation
Underlies	Ute Formation
Overlies	Brigham Formation
Thickness	30 - 498'
Location
Region	Idaho, Utah
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Langston Creek
Named by	Charles Doolittle Walcott

The Langston Formation is a geologic formation in Idaho and Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. The formation is composed of bluish-gray limestone,^[1] weathering to a buff color, often with rounded edges.^[2]

Blacksmith Fork is the type locality, and includes more fossils than the Idaho sections.

The Langston Formation includes the fossilerous Spence Shale.

Geology

References

^ Walcott, Charles. Nomenclature of Some Cambrian Cordilleran formations. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, I. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 53:1–12, pg. 8
^ Mansfield, George Rogers. Geography, Geology, and Mineral Resources of Part of Southeastern Idaho. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1927, p. 53.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[1] Walcott, Charles. Nomenclature of Some Cambrian Cordilleran formations. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, I. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 53:1–12, pg. 8

[2] Mansfield, George Rogers. Geography, Geology, and Mineral Resources of Part of Southeastern Idaho. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1927, p. 53.

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Geology

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