Statenville Formation

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Statenville Formation
Stratigraphic range: Miocene
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofHawthorn Group
OverliesCoosawhatchie Formation (partial)
Lithology
PrimarySand, clay, dolomite
OtherPhosphate
Location
RegionNorth Florida
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBeds near Statenville, Georgia
Named byHuddlestun (1988)
Location of the Statenville Formation.

The Statenville Formation is a geological formation of northern Florida, USA.

Period: Neogene
Epoch: Miocene
Faunal stage: Chattian through early Blancan ~28.4 to ~2.588 mya, calculates to a period of 25.512 million years

Location

The Statenville Formation is found in Hamilton, Columbia, and Baker County, northeastern flank of the Ocala Platform.

Composition

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