Oranda Formation
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The Oranda Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
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Oranda Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
Type | sedimentary |
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Region | Virginia |
Country | United States |
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Named for | Oranda, Virginia |
Named by | Cooper and Cooper, 1946[1] |
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This nomenclature is not in current usage. It has been reallocated to Stickley Run Member of the Martinsburg Formation and Edinburg Formation in Virginia and West Virginia, and to the Martinsburg and Chambersburg Formation in Pennsylvania.[2]