Type Formation Other Schist Thickness 168 m Underlies Tomstown Dolomite Primary Sandstone, Quartzite | Overlies Harpers Formation Country United States Named for Antietam Creek Unit of Chilhowee Group | |
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Region West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland | ||
The Antietam Formation or Antietam Sandstone is a geologic formation in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. It is largely quartz sandstone with some quartzite and quartz schist. It preserves Skolithos trace fossils dating back to the Cambrian Period.
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