Leipers Limestone

Leipers Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesChattanooga Shale and Cumberland Formation
OverliesCatheys Formation
Thickness35-55 m
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Otherdolomite, shale
Location
RegionKentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
CountryUnited States

The Leipers Limestone is a geologic formation in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period.

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