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Antelope Valley Limestone

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Type
  
Geologic formation

Country
  
United States

Region
  
Nevada

Named for
  
Antelope Valley

Underlies
  
Copenhagen Formation

Unit of
  
Pogonip Group

Thickness
  
335 m

Primary
  
Limestone

Overlies
  
Ninemile Shale

The Antelope Valley Limestone is a limestone geologic formation of the Pogonip Group in southern Nevada.

It is found in the Antelope Valley region of Eureka County and Nye County.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

References

Antelope Valley Limestone Wikipedia