Waynesboro Formation
| Waynesboro Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Red Run Member, Cavetown Member, and Chewsville Member |
| Underlies | Elbrook Formation |
| Overlies | Tomstown Dolomite |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone, dolomite, limestone |
| Other | siltstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Appalachia and Southeastern United States |
| Country | Central Park, New York |
| Extent | Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
The Waynesboro Formation is a limestone, dolomite, and sandstone geologic formation in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In some areas it is composed of limestone and dolomite. The Waynsboro Formation is one of the formations that make up the Shenandoah Valley. It dates back to the Cambrian period and is not considered fossiliferous.