Manitou Limestone
The Manitou Limestone is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
| Manitou Limestone Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lower-Middle Ordovician ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Manitou Dolomite, Manitou Limestone |
| Underlies | Harding Sandstone |
| Overlies | Sawatch Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
| Other | sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | southern Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado |
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