Rome Formation
Cambrian era geologic formation in Tennessee, United States
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The Rome Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
TypeFormation
UnderliesConasauga Formation
OverliesMount Simon Sandstone and Shady Dolomite
Primarysedimentary rocks
| Rome Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
Trilobite from the Rome Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Conasauga Formation |
| Overlies | Mount Simon Sandstone and Shady Dolomite |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sedimentary rocks |
| Location | |
| Region | Appalachia, Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia[1] |
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