Cleveland Shale
Geologic formation in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Cleveland Ironstone.
The Cleveland Shale, also referred to as the Cleveland Member, is a shale geologic formation in the eastern United States.
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Cleveland Shale | |
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Stratigraphic range: Famennian ~362.6–360.1 Ma | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Ohio Shale |
Underlies | Bedford Shale |
Overlies | Chagrin Shale |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Pyrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39.4°N 83.6°W / 39.4; -83.6 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 31.3°S 32.2°W / -31.3; -32.2 |
Region | Ohio |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Cleveland, Ohio |
Named by | John Strong Newberry |
Year defined | 1870 |
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