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Banner Formation

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Type
  
Geologic formation

Underlies
  
Nelson Formation

Country
  
United States

Unit of
  
Antler orogeny

Overlies
  
Grossman Formation

Region
  
Elko County, Nevada

Thickness
  
600 feet (180 m) (maximum)

Primary
  
Conglomerate, Sandstone, Limestone

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The Banner Formation is a Carboniferous period geologic formation in northern Elko County, Nevada.

It is composed of conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone.

Fossils

It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Late Mississippian stage of the Carboniferous period during the Paleozoic Era.

References

Banner Formation Wikipedia