Waynesboro Formation

Waynesboro Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsRed Run Member, Cavetown Member, and Chewsville Member
UnderliesElbrook Formation
OverliesTomstown Dolomite
Lithology
Primarysandstone, dolomite, limestone
Othersiltstone, shale
Location
RegionAppalachia and Southeastern United States
CountryCentral Park, New York
ExtentVirginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Type section
Named forWaynesboro, 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.