Whitewater Formation

Geology

Group: Richmondian

Members: unnamed (50), Hitz (1), Lower (36), Marble Hill Limestone (2), Saluda (3), Saluda Tongue (1), Upper (21)

Lithologies: not reported (11), mudstone (72), "shale" (1), lime mudstone (1), wackestone (4), packstone (77), grainstone (3), "reef rocks" (2), "limestone" (16)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (41), peritidal (1), shallow subtidal indet. (8), open shallow subtidal (71), lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal (3), sand shoal (4), reef, buildup or bioherm (1)

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Indiana) (75165 75166 78118 78607 78820 78885 78891)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) (75160 76238 77507 77545 77547 77969 78116 78295 78803 78807 78887)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Kentucky) (76176 76179)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Ohio) (204963)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) (37833 64166 64167)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) (173081 173082 173147)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) (173016 173018 173129 173133 173139 173175)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) (72579 72580 72581 72582 72583 72584 72585 72586 72587 72588 72589 72590 72627 72628 72629 72630 72631 72632 72633 72634 72635 72636 72863 72864 72865 72866 72867 72868 72869 72943 72944 72945 72946 72947 72948 72949 72950 72951 72952 72953 77543 77544 78297 78639 78804 88099 88100 88125 88127 89538 173149 173304)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) (373 374 64165 72444 72445 72446 72447 72448 72449 72450 72451 72452 72454 72455 72456 72457 72458 72459 72460 72461 72462 72463 72464 72465 72466 72467 72468 72535 72536 72537 72538 72539 77643 77835 78894 78896 194133)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) (394)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) (5323 5324 5325 64164)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) (64168 64169)