Type Formation Thickness 30 - 498' Named for Langston Creek | Overlies Brigham Formation | |
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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, weathering to a buff color, often with rounded edges.
Blacksmith Fork is the type locality, and includes more fossils than the Idaho sections.
The Langton Formation includes the fossilerous Spence Shale.
References
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