Template:Infobox rockunit

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Usage

Specify parameters as instructed below.

• {{{name}}} will default to the name of the page if unspecified.
• {{{period}}} should specify the main period in which the unit lies; if this value is a unlinked standard period name, this value will colour the taxobox according to the international standard period colours.
• If {{{age}}} is unspecified, then the value of {{{period}}} will also be used to illustrate the unit's stratigraphic range (see Template:Period color).
• When specified, the mark up text for {{{age}}} appears for the unit's stratigraphic range, and if includes Template:fossilrange or Template:Geological range may illustrate the unit's temporal range (see examples).

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Type	Geological formation
Thickness	up to
Location
Coordinates
Extent
Type section
Coordinates
Approximate paleocoordinates

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Usage examples

Marcellus Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~
Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Hamilton Group
Sub-units	{list of sub-units}
Underlies	Mahantango Formation
Overlies	Onondaga Formation
Area	{area}
Thickness	up to 900 feet (270 m)
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Slate, Limestone, Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	42.99°N 76.34°W / 42.99; -76.34
Region	Appalachian Basin of eastern North America
Country	{country}
Extent	600 miles (970 km)
Type section
Named for	Marcellus, New York
Named by	James Hall
Year defined	1839
Country	United States
File:Little Belts.PNG Extent of the Marcellus Formation

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Marcellus Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~
Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Hamilton Group
Sub-units	{list of sub-units}
Underlies	Mahantango Formation
Overlies	Onondaga Formation
Area	{area}
Thickness	up to 900 feet (270 m)
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Slate, Limestone, Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	42.99°N 76.34°W / 42.99; -76.34
Region	Appalachian Basin of <eastern North America
Country	{country}
Extent	600 miles (970 km)
Type section
Named for	Marcellus, New York
Named by	James Hall
Year defined	1839
Coordinates
Country	United States
File:Little Belts.PNG Extent of the Marcellus Formation

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Cretaceous chalk
Stratigraphic range:
Lithology
Primary	Chalk
Location
Country	U.K.

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Cretaceous chalk
Stratigraphic range:
Lithology
Primary	Chalk
Location
Country	U.K.

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Dakota Formation / Group
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian, around

Because the Dakota straddles the Albian-Cenomanian (early/late) boundary, the Cretaceous is used for the colour: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

Dakota Formation / Group
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian, around

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Tracking category

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Template Data

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TemplateData for Infobox rockunit

No description.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	name	no description	Unknown	optional
period	period	no description	Unknown	optional
age	age	no description	Unknown	optional

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