Rhems Formation
Geologic formation in South Carolina, United States
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The Rhems Formation, also called the Rhems Shale, is a geologic formation in South Carolina. The Rhems Formation is considered part of the Black Mingo Group. It was named after Rhems, SC which is located five miles from the type locality at Perkins Bluff. The unit is a light gray to black shale interlaminated with thin seams of fine-grained sand and mica with some layers partially silicified. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
| Rhems Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Black Mingo Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | shale |
| Other | sand |
| Location | |
| Region | South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Rhems, SC |
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Sloan, Earle (1908). "Catalogue of mineral localities of South Carolina". South Carolina Geological Survey. Series 4 (2): 505.
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