Leipers Limestone
The Leipers Limestone is a geologic formation in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.
| Leipers Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Chattanooga Shale and Cumberland Formation |
| Overlies | Catheys Formation |
| Thickness | 35-55 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | dolomite, shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia |
| Country | United States |
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