Suwannee Limestone

Suwannee Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-aged fissure fill deposits
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesHawthorn Group-Arcadia Formation
OverliesOcala Limestone
Thickness160 ft (49 m)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherSandstone, claystone (fissure-fill deposits)
Location
RegionNorth Florida
CountryUnited States
ExtentLeon to Hamilton to Taylor counties
Type section
Named forSuwannee River
Named byC.W. Cooke and W.C. Mansfield

The Suwannee Limestone is an Early Oligocene geologic formation of exposed limestones in North Florida, United States.

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